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Ghana becomes first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ghana’s Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has approved R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine in children aged 5 to 36 months, marking the first regulatory clearance for the University of Oxford-developed vaccine in any country in the world.

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GSK speeds up the race to bring first RSV vaccine for older adults to market

Pharmaceutical Technology

After decades of setbacks, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine field has bounced back with positive Phase III trial results in older adults. There are currently five players in the race, with vaccines in Phase III of development from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) , Pfizer , Johnson & Johnson , Moderna and Bavarian Nordic.

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Moderna signs contract to supply Covid-19 booster vaccines to the US

Pharmaceutical Technology

Moderna has entered a new supply contract with the US Government to deliver 66 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine booster candidate, mRNA-1273.222. The contract comprises a $1.74bn award to produce and supply these vaccine doses and options to further procure up to 234 million additional doses of the company’s booster candidates.

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EC grants marketing authorisation for GSK’s RSV vaccine Arexvy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for GSK’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, Arexvy, for adults aged 60 years and above. The vaccine is indicated for active immunisation to prevent RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) in older adults.

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FDA clears Pfizer’s PREVNAR 20 vaccine for IPD prevention

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer’s 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PREVNAR 20 , to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in infants and children aged six weeks to 17 years. PREVNAR 20 has been developed on the basis of Pfizer’s approved PREVNAR 13 vaccine.

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Arexvy Versus Abrysvo: How Do The RSV Vaccines Compare?

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GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Arexvy and Pfizer’s Abrysvo are the first-ever approved vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The vaccines received approvals from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2023 for the prevention of RSV infection. Arexvy costs $280 per dose while Abrysvo is $295.

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US FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation for Moderna’s RSV vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation for Moderna ’s investigational mRNA vaccine candidate, mRNA-1345, for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adult patients. It contains a single mRNA sequence encoding for a stabilised prefusion F glycoprotein. The findings showed 83.7%