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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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Where is the Ignite Theater tech leading us?

Drug Discovery World

Masaru Kanekiyo , Chief of Molecular Immunoengineering Section (MIS) of the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), will present ‘Structural vaccinology for influenza’.

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ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows Complete Protection of Airways in Non-Human Primates

The Pharma Data

–( BUSINESS WIRE )– ImmunityBio , a privately-held immunotherapy company, today announced its COVID-19 vaccine candidate protected nasal and lung airways of non-human primates against coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in a challenge study. 11, 2020 02:48 UTC. CULVER CITY, Calif.–( This press release features multimedia.

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AHA News: What Heart and Stroke Patients Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines

The Pharma Data

15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. The Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccines pose no special problems for such patients, said Elkind, who also is president of the American Heart Association.

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FIRST AUTHORIZATION IN EUROPEAN UNION FOR COVID-19 VACCINE IN ADOLESCENTS

The Pharma Data

This follows the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) positive opinion to authorize the vaccine in this age group. COMIRNATY was the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive authorization in the EU and is the first to have its CMA extended to adolescents. g doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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COVID-19 Immunity Might Last at Least 8 Months: Study

The Pharma Data

But painstaking work by Australian researchers has revealed that people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus have immune memory to protect against reinfection for at least eight months. These cells live in the body for a long time, and provide a blueprint for the immune system to fight off any future infections from the same pathogens.

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Pfizer and BioNTech to Potentially Supply the EU with 200 Million Doses of mRNA-based Vaccine Candidate Against SARS-CoV-2

The Pharma Data

The vaccine supply for the EU would be produced by BioNTech’s manufacturing sites in Germany and Pfizer’s manufacturing site in Belgium. The proposed supply agreement with the European Commission would represent the largest initial order of vaccine doses for Pfizer and BioNTech to date. billion doses by the end of 2021.

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