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Second-Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV, Demonstrates Improved Immune Response and Protection in Preclinical Study

The Pharma Data

The study assessed cynomolgus macaques vaccinated with 12µg of either the first or second-generation vaccine candidate. During challenge with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, animals vaccinated with CV2CoV were found to be better protected based on highly effective clearance of the virus in the lungs and nasal passages.

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New MS PATHS Data at ECTRIMS 2021 Confirm Biogen’s Disease-Modifying Therapies Do Not Reduce Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccines in People with Multiple Sclerosis

The Pharma Data

Biogen today announced results of a new analysis of immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine among people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Germany and Spain, researchers evaluated blood samples from 322 participants 28-90 days after their last COVID-19 vaccine dose. Using data from the MS PATHS network in the U.S.,

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. million price point per dose.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Data Demonstrating High Immune Response Following a Booster Dose of their COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 5 Through 11 Years of Age

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NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced positive results from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial evaluating the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of a 10-µg booster (third) dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in healthy children 5 through 11 years of age.

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Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On

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25, 2021 — Giving melanoma patients a “personalized” vaccine can prompt an anti-tumor immune response that lasts for years, an early study finds. But it builds on earlier work showing it is possible to spur the immune system to respond to an individual’s unique tumor. MONDAY, Jan.

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COADMINISTRATION OF ITS 20-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE

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The primary objective in the trial is to describe safety when both vaccines are co-administered, with follow up six months after vaccination. Secondary objectives are to describe immune responses produced by each of the vaccines. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine booster plus placebo. 20vPnC plus placebo.

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2021 Biopharma Update on the Novel Coronavirus: January 12

The Pharma Data

Testing Therapies, Antivirals and Vaccines. By the end of January, Johnson & Johnson is expected to deliver preliminary trial results for its one-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate. . One of the open questions about the various vaccines against COVID-19 has been how long the protection offered will last.

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