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FDA approves RSV vaccine to protect babies from birth

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first vaccine for pregnant individuals to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. The FDA approved Abrysvo in May for the prevention of LRTD caused by RSV in individuals 60 years of age and older.

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Cancer vaccine shows sustained improvement in survival rates

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Cancer vaccine mRNA-4157 (V940) in combination with Keytruda reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% in patients with resected high-risk melanoma, according to follow-up data presented at ASCO 2024. Ultimately it will contribute to survival rates improving continually over the next decades and more.” months after initial treatment.

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FDA Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for the launch of a national campaign to inoculate enough Americans to stem the spread of COVID-19. ” Who is first in line to be vaccinated? SATURDAY, Dec. 12, 2020 – The U.S.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: FDA approves Veklury as first treatment for Covid-19 and Takeda and Moderna bring 50 million vaccines to Japan

The Pharma Data

Dive into this week’s update for more details on the actions taken by the FDA in the ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic. FDA approves first treatment for Covid-19. On October 22, the FDA approved the antiviral drug Veklury for use in adult and pediatric patients for the treatment of Covid-19 requiring hospitalization.

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Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ receives FDA approval for adult patients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19

The Pharma Data

Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ receives FDA approval for adult patients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19 Pfizer Inc. NYSE: PFE) announced today that the U.S. PAXLOVID has been available in the U.S. More than 11.6 million treatment courses of PAXLOVID have been prescribed in the U.S.

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Promising Interim Results from Clinical Trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

November 16, 2020 — An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of the investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as mRNA-1273 reviewed trial data and shared its interim analysis with the trial oversight group on Nov.

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Sanofi and GSK to seek regulatory authorization for COVID-19 vaccine

The Pharma Data

* Final analysis of the global VAT02 booster trial confirms universal ability to boost neutralizing antibodies 18- to 30-fold across vaccine platforms (mRNA, adenovirus). * efficacy against any symptomatic COVID-19 disease, in line with expected vaccine effectiveness in today’s environment dominated by variants of concern.

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