Vaccines
Moderna is expected to launch a human clinical trial as early as this week for an mRNA-based vaccine against HIV and indicated that it is looking for 56 people ages 18 to 50 who are HIV-negative.
This approval makes TICOVAC the only FDA-backed vaccine in the U.S. to protect people of all ages against the virus when visiting or living in TBE endemic regions.
By administering a vaccine directly into the nasal cavity, the mucus membranes of the nose and throat would provide better protection than the intramuscular alone.
Women who are pregnant are more vulnerable to developing severe illness after infection with SARS-Cov-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
On Monday, BioNTech announced revenues of €5.308 billion (about $6.2 billion) for the quarter.
As the Delta variant rages on and COVID-19 vaccines move closer to receiving full regulatory approval, many companies across the U.S. and abroad are beginning to mandate their employees get the jab or get the boot.
In India, only 8.3% of the population is fully vaccinated, while Sudan, Myanmar, and Ethiopia all have blank spaces beside their names in that category.
As COVID-19 vaccines near full approval by the U.S. FDA, Dr. Anthony Fauci expects several organizations across the country, including businesses and schools, will issue their own vaccine mandates before people can enter their establishments.
The co-head of a Phase III trial reported Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine was highly effective at preventing severe disease, including among patients infected with the circulating Delta coronavirus variant.
U.S. authorization is likely not a priority for Novavax since half the population is already vaccinated. But with other parts of the world, there’s still plenty of room for a Novavax vaccine.
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