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UK faces “V-Day” and largest ever vaccination programme

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Tuesday has been dubbed “V-day” in the UK, when the first doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine will be distributed to the public outside of a clinical trial. Health secretary Matt Hancock reportedly came up with the wartime analogy to describe what will be the largest scale vaccination programme in the country’s history.

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Research reveals therapeutic potential of mRNA in rare diseases

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Researchers have used messenger RNA (mRNA) to create an effective therapy for a rare liver disease in preclinical studies, demonstrating the technology’s potential therapeutic use in people. Patients affected by the disease are found to also experience an imbalance of glutathione regulation, which is important for liver detoxification.

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Novartis signs initial agreement with CureVac to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine candidate

The Pharma Data

Novartis announced today that it has signed an initial agreement to manufacture the mRNA and bulk drug product for the COVID-19 vaccine candidate CVnCoV from CureVac to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Preparations for the start of production, technology transfer and test runs are already underway. Disclaimer.

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IN FOCUS: Solvias

Pharmaceutical Technology

Solvias has extensive experience with analytical method development and testing for mRNA-based vaccines as well as monograph testing of excipients and APIs according to Ph Eur or USP. Assays to support mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines. However, messenger RNA (mRNA) based vaccines present particular analytical challenges.

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Moderna Announces Longer Shelf Life for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate at Refrigerated Temperatures

The Pharma Data

We believe that our investments in mRNA delivery technology and manufacturing process development will allow us to store and ship our COVID-19 vaccine candidate at temperatures commonly found in readily available pharmaceutical freezers and refrigerators,” said Juan Andres, Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer at Moderna. “We

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FDA Takes Additional Action in Fight Against COVID-19 By Issuing Emergency Use Authorization for Second COVID-19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The emergency use authorization allows the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the U.S. Hahn , M.D.

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CureVac : CureVac and Bayer Join Forces on COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate CVnCoV

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Under the terms of the agreement, Bayer will support the further development, supply and key territory operations of CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate CVnCoV. “The need for vaccines against COVID-19 is enormous. “We are highly committed to making our capabilities and networks available to help end this pandemic.”