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Merck’s Next-Generation Pneumonia Vaccine Gets FDA Approval

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Merck has scored US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its next-generation pneumonia vaccine Vaxneuvance that covers 15 different strains of the pneumococcal bacteria that causes the infection. This is seven more strains than its current winning vaccine Prevnar 13, which registered $5.95

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Zydus gets FDA approval for antibiotic drug azithromycin

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In August 2021, Zydus secured emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the Drugs Controller General of India for its Covid-19 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) plasmid vaccine, ZyCoV-D. The vaccine, which generates the SARS-CoV-2 viral spike protein on administration, induces the immune system’s cellular and humoral arm-mediated immune response.

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FDA approves Covid-19 mAb for emergency use in immunocompromised

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It is approved in adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40kg) who are moderate-to-severely immune compromised due to certain medical conditions or receipt of certain immunosuppressive medications or treatments and are unlikely to mount an adequate immune response to Covid-19 vaccination.

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Pfizer, BioNTech file for FDA approval of COVID booster shot

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Pfizer and BioNTech have formally asked for FDA approval of a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 in people aged over 16, as the US prepares to get its booster campaign underway. The post Pfizer, BioNTech file for FDA approval of COVID booster shot appeared first on.

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Vaxcyte trains its sight on a lucrative market with pneumococcal vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

On 24 October, American vaccine developer Vaxcyte shared positive topline data from a Phase I/II study of its multivalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine VAX-24 , bringing the 24-valent pneumococcal jab one step closer to market. What’s more, VAX-24 achieved a higher immune response to 16 of the 20 serotypes it shares with Prevnar 20.

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Biohaven Intranasal Migraine Drug Gets FDA Approval + Moderna’s mRNA Influenza Vaccine – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 41

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Ayesha discusses the FDA approval of Biohaven’s intranasal spray Zavegepant for the acute treatment of migraines. The team also talked about results from an early-stage trial evaluating Moderna’s new mRNA-based influenza vaccine in adults. Moderna is also developing a combo vaccine against COVID-19, influenza and RSV.

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U.S. FDA APPROVES TICOVAC™, PFIZER’S TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS (TBE) VACCINE

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TICOVAC (tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine) for active immunization to prevent TBE in individuals 1 year of age and older. 1 TICOVAC is the only FDA-approved vaccine to help protect U.S. Following today’s FDA approval, the U.S.