Infectious disease

Takeda announced that the company plans to grow its vaccines business. CEO Christophe Weber discussed this today in an interview at Reuters Events’ Pharma Japan 2021 conference.
Recently, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s removal of genetic data about the COVID-19 virus from its archive was brought into the spotlight.
Everest will pay Providence $50 million in cash upfront for access to its COVID-19 vaccine and other mRNA vaccine candidates targeting specific variants in earlier stages of development.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb estimated that a vaccine for the 5-11-year-old age group could be available by Halloween – in a best-case scenario.
The Phase II study showed enhanced immune memory response to the virus in 96% of vaccinated subjects, all of whom were exposed to an environment dominated by the delta variant.
It was a very busy week for clinical trial announcements, although there were only three that were COVID-19-related. Here’s a look.
This marks the second vaccine against the novel coronavirus developed by the India-based company and brings a significant milestone for intranasal formulations.
President Joe Biden took an aggressive step that mandates vaccination for 100 million Americans who are eligible for preventative medication.
A recently published study points to a previous SARS infection—plus vaccination—as the key to a robust immunity against SARS-CoV-2.
This week, the mRNA leader followed up its announcement of a collaboration with the Institute for Life Changing Medicines (ILCM), with an update on several programs advancing in its pipeline.
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