Vaccines
Now that Omicron is becoming less common, its sister variant, BA.2, seems to be surging worldwide and in the U.S. For that and more, continue reading.
Araclon Biotech of Spain revealed positive data from the first part of a phase II trial for its immunotherapeutic vaccine to prevent Alzheimer’s disease- ABvac40.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has hampered Ukrainian research to develop new treatments for infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and increased the risk of spreading virulent pathogens.
Capricor Therapeutics announced less-than-stellar Q4 2021 and full-year 2021 financial results and said the company stopped efforts on its COVID-19 vaccine.
The single-shot chikungunya vaccine was shown to be safe and effective against mosquito-transmitted chikungunya disease in a published analysis of Phase III results.
Sanofi will more than $1 billion to build out its mRNA facilities and programs over the next several years. The site is expected to become operational in 2025.
Agenus and Targovax partner on a KRAS cancer vaccine, Elixirgen and Taisho target aging and Tonix and Mass General team up again to fight kidney transplant rejection.
Pfizer announced its RSV vaccine candidate PF-06482077 or RSVpreF, received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, found the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was only about 12% effective for children ages 5 to 11 years against the Omicron variant.
The FDA lifts its clinical hold on Ocugen’s COVID-19 vaccine, and Ocugen announces a clinical trial for the treatment of inherited retinal diseases.
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