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COVID Vaccine Mistrust Levels Aren't Budging, Study Finds

Drugs.com

6, 2024 -- More than a third of Americans continue to express mistrust in the science behind COVID vaccines, a new study finds.This level of mistrust has remained relatively consistent, expressed by 36% of people in 2021, 33% in. WEDNESDAY, Nov.

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Akston Biosciences Launches Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Second-Generation COVID-19 Vaccine

Drug Discovery Today

First subjects dosed with AKS-452, COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the Netherlands trial the vaccine is shelf-stable for 4 months at 25 degrees Celsius (77° Fahrenheit). 176 volunteers will participate in the clinical trial the safety and immune response read-outs expected in Q2 2021

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Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) Given Go Ahead to Create ‘Virtual VMIC’, Whilst in Tandem Expanding and Fast-tracking Permanent Vaccines Facility

Drug Discovery Today

A ‘virtual VMIC’ will be created to rapidly expand the UK capacity to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine. VMIC’s permanent facility, currently being built, will be fast tracked to come online in Summer 2021 – a year ahead of schedule.

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Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in elderly patients

The Pharma Data

Moderna has announced that its coronavirus vaccine candidate has shown promise in generating an immune response in elderly patients in an early-stage clinical trial. . Each patient was given two 100 microgram doses of the vaccine 28 days apart. There is hope that Moderna’s vaccine could be available by early 2021. .

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FDA Advisory Committee Review of 2021

Eye on FDA

But before heading into 2022, it is perhaps time to take stock of AdComms and what they did or did not do during 2021. First and foremost is that as noted earlier this year (See August 5, 2021 FDA Adcomms – Is FDA Getting Less Advice? ), there were fewer 2021 meetings held to consider new drug applications than in years gone by.

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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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AstraZeneca seals manufacturing deal to deliver COVID-19 vaccine in China

The Pharma Data

AstraZeneca has signed its first deal in China to produce and deliver its vaccine candidate against COVID-19 in the country, partnering up with manufacturing firm Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products. The partnership stipulates that Shenzhen Kangtai must raise its capacity to deliver 200 million by the close of 2021.

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