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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis

Codon

Even after microbiologists discovered the bacterium that causes the illness in 1882, it wasn’t until the 1920s that researchers were able to develop a vaccine for TB. These breakthroughs have significantly curbed cases, with vaccination reducing the odds of death by 74 percent. tuberculosis , to develop the vaccine.

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The Vaccine Development Landscape and Its Associated Challenges

DrugBank

Vaccines have consistently demonstrated their efficacy in protecting people from infectious diseases. Yet, the recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the obstacles that are inherent today in the development of vaccines. Stabilizers play a crucial role in maintaining the vaccine's potency and integrity throughout its shelf life.

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Approvals in the Crazy Year of 2020

Eye on FDA

During 2020, FDA was able to approve 53 – not surpassing the 2018 all time record of 59, but certainly an admirable second place. Notably, the 2020 NME approvals included 22 related to oncology, with 2 new GIST treatments, 3 in breast cancer and 2 approvals in prostate cancer. That, however, was not really the case.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Adjust Phase 3 Trial Protocols to Allow Authorized Vaccines | 2020-12-17

The Pharma Data

COVID-19 vaccine developers are faced with an ethical quandary — whether to let phase 3 trial participants become “unblinded” and to receive authorized vaccines as they become available, which could hinder the collection of meaningful trial data. Pfizer, which has received emergency approvals in the U.S.

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CureVac’s COVID-19 Vaccine Heads to Phase 2b/3 Trial | 2020-12-14

The Pharma Data

Supported by promising phase 1 data, CureVac announced Monday that it has enrolled the first participant in the pivotal phase 2b/3 study of its messenger-RNA based coronavirus vaccine, CVnCoV. We are hopeful that this trial will continue to demonstrate the impact of mRNA technology,” said CureVac CEO Franz-Werner Haas. James Miessler.

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UK Pharma Company Scancell Selects COVID-19 Vaccine for Clinical Trials | 2020-12-21

The Pharma Data

UK drug developer Scancell said it has chosen a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, SN14, from more than a dozen potential products to advance to a clinical trial. . SN14 works by targeting the coronavirus’ nucleocapsid and spike proteins to prevent viral replication using the company’s ImmunoBody DNA vaccine technology.

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Inovio Begins Phase 2 Trial of Its COVID-19 Vaccine | 2020-11-17

The Pharma Data

Inovio announced that it has begun the phase 2 segment of a phase2/3 clinical trial to evaluate INO-4800, its potential coronavirus vaccine funded by the Department of Defense. The phase 2 study, which will enroll 400 participants at 17 U.S.

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