Vaccines

AstraZeneca will give up on seeking approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. It is also abandoning three early-stage programs.
Researchers from the University of Washington have developed an investigational vaccine that can safely elicit an immune response against the HER2 protein, a key marker in breast cancer.
San Diego-based Arcturus Therapeutics signed a strategic collaboration and licensing deal with CSL Seqirus to help develop and commercialize vaccines.
GSK scored a pivotal Priority Review from the FDA for its RSV vaccine candidate for older adults, which will expedite regulatory evaluation of its clinical data.
In a Phase III trial, Pfizer’s RSVpreF, a bivalent RSV vaccine, protected infants against severe medically attended lower respiratory tract illness when administered during the second or third trimester.
Data from two Phase I trials indicate Gritstone Bio’s samRNA vaccine can safely induce a strong and durable immune response against COVID-19.
In the near future, painful jabs and muscle soreness that persists for days could be replaced by new immunization approaches including intradermal delivery, edible and intranasal vaccines.
GSK’s RSV vaccine candidate met its primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase III trial, proving to be highly effective against RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease.
Merck and Moderna are moving forward with a personalized cancer vaccine as Merck exercised its option to develop and commercialize mRNA-4157/V940, the companies announced Wednesday.
FDA
On Friday, the FDA approved Boostrix, a vaccine administered during the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis in infants under 2 months of age.
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