US President Joe Biden declared the pandemic ‘over’ in a “60 Minutes” interview this Sunday, September 18th. In response, many vaccine manufacturers saw a drop in share prices, including Moderna, Novavax, and BioNTech. This reflects a larger dip in the biotech market, particularly […]
South African Biotech Biovac Produces First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccine
Biovac, a vaccine producer located in South Africa, has produced its first batch of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine. The company was added to Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine manufacturing network just over a year ago. The South African Health Regulatory Products Authority still needs to inspect the […]
EU’s CHMP Recommends Evusheld by Astrazeneca for Use in Treating COVID-19
Astrazeneca has received a conditional recommendation by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its COVID-19 treatment Evusheld. The treatment contains two antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus produced by donated B-cells from people […]
WHO Conditionally Recommends Remdesivir for Severe COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) has conditionally recommended Gilead’s COVID-19 antiviral Remdesivir (Veklury), which was already conditionally recommended for non-severe COVID-19. The recommendation was made on positive results from the organization’s SOLIDARITY, which found that patients had a […]
EU Commission Approves Novavax COVID-19 Boosters
The EU Commission has approved the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine booster for adults 18 and above. The move comes only weeks after the European Medicine Agency (EMA) recommended the use of booster doses of the protein-based vaccine. The shot is currently authorized for the purpose in 3 APAC countries, […]
Moderna Looking At $100 COVID-19 Vaccines
With the US federal government ending free COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2022, Moderna has begun deliberating the cost it will charge for the shots on the commercial market. Arpa Garay, COO of Moderna, spoke with investors Tuesday, September 8th, informing them of the company’s move towards […]
India Approves Nasal COVID-19 Vaccine by Bharat Biotech
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Bharat Biotech’s nasal COVID-19 vaccine for adults 18 and over. This is the first of its kind in the nation and is one of the few nasal COVID-19 vaccines approved worldwide. Based on a modified chimpanzee cold virus, the vaccine delivers […]
Doctors Looking for Answers on Long COVID on Their Own
Healthcare practitioners are having to take long COVID treatment into their own hands, with dedicated clinics popping up to meet this growing need. Unfortunately, the federal government has yet to devote the resources to tackling the issue, releasing no official guidances for treating the chronic […]
UK Begins Pfizer/BioNTech’s Bivalent Omicron COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot Program
The UK’s NHS has begun the rollout of Pfizer/BioNTech’s bivalent COVID-19 boosters. The launch comes after the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the shot for those 12 and older last week. The vaccine contains spike protein mRNA from both the original SARS-CoV-2 […]
COVID-19 Antibody Treatments Continue Well After FDA Deauthorization
Despite the best efforts of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the use of Eli Lilly and Regeneron’s monoclonal COVID-19 antibody treatments is still prevalent. Nearly 160,000 doses of the therapeutics have been given since the two were deauthorized by the FDA this January. An estimate of the […]
