Drugs.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

12, 2024 -- Sickle cell disease is one of many chronic health conditions that dramatically increases the risk of hospitalization and death in people infected by COVID-19.Unfortunately, FRIDAY, Jan. Unfortunately, folks with sickle cell disease are much less.

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Drugs.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

11, 2023 – In a finding that should ease the minds of Americans ahead of another flu season, this year's vaccines have already cut the risk of hospitalization in half during the South American winter, health officials report. MONDAY, Sept.

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SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

JULY 24, 2023

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s VISION Network, has determined both the number of adults needed to be vaccinated to prevent one COVID-19 associated hospitalization […] An analysis of real-world data from more than 1.2

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Eye on FDA

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Today the Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biologics Advisory Committee (VRBAC) to consider the application for an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) submitted by Pfizer/BioNTech for their investigative vaccine for COVID-19. After nearly 40 years, a vaccine still eludes us.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Bernard Hospital today took delivery of the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus, and Dr. Jennifer Atomah , director of the hospital’s pharmacy, placed the medicine in one of the ultra-cold freezers that allow that product to be stored for up to six months. Bernard Hospital. CHICAGO , Dec.

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SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

JANUARY 16, 2024

SA is often harmless, but it is also a leading cause of hospital-acquired and community-associated infections. A vaccine for SA would be a game-changer for public health, but for decades, all vaccine candidates for […]

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The Pharma Data

MAY 16, 2022

The profound health and economic impact of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during its first year of rollout in the US is described in detail in a new study in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Economics. It is estimated that in 2021 the vaccine, the most widely used against COVID-19 in the US, prevented 8.7

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Eye on FDA

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Coincident to COVID-19 case levels in Europe and the United States entering new and serious levels comes welcome news on the development of a vaccine. While vaccination may actually begin in December, the number of doses will be limited. In addition, the process of vaccination takes time.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 8, 2021

Laws Promoting Flu Shot for Hospital Workers Can Cut Deaths. 8, 2021 — State laws promoting hospital worker vaccination against influenza may be effective for reducing monthly pneumonia and influenza mortality rates, especially among the elderly, according to a study published online Jan. Professional. FRIDAY, Jan.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 12, 2020

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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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine as early as Saturday after its advisory panel cleared the way for the start of a national campaign to inoculate Americans and stem the spread of COVID-19. Who is first in line? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will vote on Thursday whether to recommend emergency approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, a decision that will come not a moment too soon as the country reported more than 3,000 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday. Meanwhile, U.S.

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 20, 2022

Results of a new multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that vaccination with a primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in children ages 5-11 years by two-thirds during the Omicron period.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 14, 2020

14, 2020 (Healthday News) — The first shipments of nearly 3 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were on their way to hospitals in all 50 U.S. Because the vaccines can cause side effects including fevers and aches, hospitals have said they will stagger vaccinations among their workers. MONDAY, Dec.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 8, 2021

8, 2021 — The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is meeting resistance as many health care workers are refusing shots, the Associated Press reported Friday. It is occurring in nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, with employees expressing fears of side effects. FRIDAY, Jan. Associated Press Article. © 2021 HealthDay.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

Vaccinations against tumour antigens that are shared between tumours, or tumour antigens that arise from mutations unique to individual tumours, represent promising strategies. We anticipate this area to grow, especially cancer vaccines, with important read-outs expected across various cancer types in 2024.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended on Thursday that the agency authorize the emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, clearing the way for a national campaign to inoculate enough Americans to stop the spread of COVID-19. The FDA is expected to authorize the vaccine’s use within days, the Post reported.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 29, 2021

EU Regulator Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine. 29, 2021 — European Union regulators have authorized the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in adults, CBS News reported Friday. The move comes after the European Medicines Agency has been criticized for not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 11, 2021

(NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced real-world evidence demonstrating dramatically lower incidence rates of COVID-19 disease in individuals fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2), underscoring the observed substantial public health impact of Israel’s nationwide immunization program.

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Broad Institute

AUGUST 7, 2024

Core institute members have a major research presence at Broad, and remain full members of their home institution (MIT, Harvard University, or one of Harvard’s primary teaching hospitals). She is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a member of the Broad’s Executive Leadership Team.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 8, 2021

People who receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are up to 91 percent less likely to develop the disease than those who are unvaccinated, according to a new nationwide study of eight sites, including Salt Lake City. Those who unfortunately got COVID-19 despite being vaccinated were still better off than those who didn’t.”

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Drug Channels

JUNE 27, 2021

As you declare your vaccinated independence, celebrate with these Drug Channels fireworks: Amazon’s teeny step toward pharmacy disruption How patients view copay accumulators My $0.02 on generic and biosimilar trends Some hospitals seem to be gaming their 340B eligibility Plus, tips on effective hospital marketing.

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Codon

JANUARY 21, 2024

Today, refined versions of these human challenge studies have become standard practice in testing vaccines for vector-borne diseases (e.g., Human challenge trials were an indispensable part of the development of the malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, endorsed by the World Health Organization last October.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 16, 2021

16, 2021 — President-elect Joe Biden described an ambitious national vaccination plan on Friday that will deliver coronavirus vaccines to far more people and invoke a wartime law to boost vaccine production. Even if Biden invokes the Korean War-era Defense Production Act, it may take some time to ease vaccine shortages.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 14, 2020

14, 2020 — The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has received the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The vaccine is administered in two doses three weeks apart. Researchers found the vaccine was 95 percent effective in preventing COVID-19. MONDAY, Dec. Redfield, M.D.,

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 2, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older. The terms of the EUA allow use of the vaccine while more data are gathered.

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Broad Institute

JANUARY 30, 2024

He has also emerged in recent years as a skilled and relatable science communicator, renowned for his efforts at Broad and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic to unpack the fast-moving research on the new virus in an accessible way and give practical advice about masking, vaccines, and other public health measures.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 11, 2020

70 Percent Efficacy Found for Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine. 11, 2020 — The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine has an overall efficacy of 70.4 Participants in the vaccine group received two doses containing 5 x 10 10 virus particles (standard dose; SD/SD cohort); a subset in the U.K. The researchers found that vaccine efficacy was 62.1

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 11, 2021

11, 2021 — As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines continues, scores of questions are emerging. How do the COVID-19 vaccines work? The COVID-19 vaccines work by teaching the immune system to protect against the virus, experts said. ” Can the vaccines make you sick? Once vaccinated, can I get rid of the masks?

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The Pharma Data

JULY 12, 2021

Rare cases of the neurological disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome have been reported following vaccination with the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Most occurred within 42 days after vaccination. For further information on the safety of authorized COVID-19 vaccines, please visit: [link]. What Is the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine?

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 6, 2021

6, 2021 — Cases of anaphylactic shock caused by COVID-19 vaccines are very rare, based on numbers from the first week and a half of vaccinations in the United States, federal public health officials said Wednesday. Seven out of 10 cases occurred within 15 minutes of vaccination. WEDNESDAY, Jan.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The first peer-reviewed study in North America examining the timing between the first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines shows that a longer dose interval leads to a stronger immune response. mRNA vaccines include the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine and the Moderna Spikevax vaccine.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 19, 2021

FDA, CDC and other health authorities and will share new data shortly regarding boosting with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Ensuring long-term and durable protection against hospitalization and death are critical in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic. Source link: [link].

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 21, 2020

21, 2020 — A second COVID-19 vaccine is poised to be administered in the coming weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. The EUA allows for the vaccine to be administered to adults 18 years and older in two doses one month apart.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 17, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine developers are faced with an ethical quandary — whether to let phase 3 trial participants become “unblinded” and to receive authorized vaccines as they become available, which could hinder the collection of meaningful trial data. Pfizer, which has received emergency approvals in the U.S.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 29, 2021

Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the shelf life for the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine to six months. Expiration dates will be updated on www.vaxcheck.jnj , where vaccine providers can confirm the latest expiration dates of our vaccine. We continue to work with the U.S.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

* 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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