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A protein-based COVID-19 vaccine that mimics the shape of the virus

The Pharma Data

Even as several safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are being administered to people worldwide, scientists are still hard at work developing different vaccine strategies that could provide even stronger or longer-lasting immunity against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.

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Roche launches new quantitative antibody test to measure SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, to support the evaluation of vaccines

The Pharma Data

This is the focus of vaccines in development and convalescent plasma therapy. 1 Specifically, the test targets antibodies which are directed against the particular region of the viral spike protein responsible for binding to the host cell receptor, which is required for the virus to enter the host cell.

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AvantGen Announces Licensing of Its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 Therapy Development

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Xiaomin Fan, Founder, President and CEO of AvantGen, “Even with the recent Emergency Use Authorization of multiple vaccines, we believe there remains an urgent need for potent antibody therapies and prophylactics for immunocompromised patients who cannot mount an adequate immune response either to the vaccine or to subsequent viral infection.

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Lab to jab in 100 days: manufacturing flexibility for future rapid responses

Pharmaceutical Technology

Vaccines are our number one weapon in the fight against infectious diseases, but their development has historically involved a long and complex process taking up to a decade. Before COVID-19, Merck held the record for the fastest modern vaccine ever developed. mRNA’s potential for rapid vaccine delivery.

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Roche launches SARS-CoV-2 variant test to help monitor emerging coronavirus mutations

The Pharma Data

Accurate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 mutations can help assess the spread of circulating variants and monitor their potential impact on therapeutics, vaccines and public health interventions. 1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), 1.351), and Brazil (P.1). Variants of B.1.1.7, 1.351 and P.1 Viruses naturally evolve over time.

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PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE AND PROFOUND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT OF VACCINATION ONE YEAR AFTER PANDEMIC DECLARED

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(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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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

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Vaccine Nationalism” Could Prove the Undoing of COVID-19 Containment. Tension is mounting as nations big and small jockey around industry to ensure they are first in line to access a vaccine, should one prove to be successful against COVID-19. Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine. The price of that prize is incalculable.