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U.S. CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommends Vaccination with Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Persons 18 Years and Older

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted today to recommend the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in people 18 years of age and older under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) issued by the U.S. .–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Moderna, Inc., AUTHORIZED USE.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: BioNTech buys GMP-certified facility to boost vaccine…

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BioNTech plans to manufacture additional therapeutic and vaccine drug candidates at the plant, such as other mRNA vaccines, antibody and cell and gene therapy candidates to support the development of its diversified cancer and infectious disease product pipeline.

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Bamlanivimab alone with the U.S. government and is focusing on supply of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together

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government for its neutralizing antibody therapies authorized for emergency use as a treatment for COVID-19. who require oxygen therapy due to COVID-19, OR. who require an increase in baseline oxygen flow rate due to COVID-19 in those on chronic oxygen therapy due to underlying non-COVID-19 related comorbidity.

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Lilly Announces Agreement with U.S. government to Supply 300,000 vials of Investigational Neutralizing Antibody Bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) in an Effort to Fight COVID-19

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government to meet Operation Warp Speed goals – are fundamental to enable the most widespread and equitable access to our potential therapy,” said David A. government has committed that patients will have no out-of-pocket costs for the medicine, although healthcare facilities may charge a fee for the product’s administration.

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Drop in COVID Cases Seen in Nursing Homes as U.S. Vaccine Effort Makes Headway

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million shots have now been administered in long-term care facilities, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. . “That combination really does make me think this is not just broad national patterns, but that vaccines probably are playing a role,” Dr. Jha said.

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Update on AZD7442 STORM CHASER trial in post-exposure prevention of symptomatic COVID-19

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Given the importance of finding therapies for COVID-19 and to help interpret trial results during the pandemic, additional analyses were performed and are being communicated (Table 1). health care workers, long-term care facility workers, and workers in occupational or industrial settings in which close contact is common.

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Lilly’s Neutralizing Antibody Bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the Treatment of Recently Diagnosed COVID-19

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“The BLAZE-1 data show bamlanivimab, when given early in the disease course, may help patients clear the virus and reduce COVID-related hospitalizations, supporting our belief that neutralizing antibodies can be an important therapeutic option for patients fighting this virus,” said Daniel Skovronsky, M.D.,