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At request of AstraZeneca, Europe suspends marketing authorization of COVID vaccine Vaxzevria

Fierce Pharma

On Tuesday, the EMA said it had accepted a request from AZ and withdrawn the company’s marketing authorization for its COVID-19 shot Vaxzevria.

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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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SK Bioscience gains UK authorisation for SKYCovion Covid-19 vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

SK Bioscience has received marketing authorisation from the UK’s medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA) for its Covid-19 vaccine, SKYCovion. The authorisation allows the distribution of the vaccine in Scotland, Wales and England.

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EC grants marketing authorisation for Takeda’s dengue vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Takeda ’s Qdenga (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]) (TAK-003) to prevent dengue in people aged four years and above. According to the results, the trial met the primary endpoint of overall vaccine efficacy by averting 80.2%

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EMA grants full marketing authorisation for AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted full marketing authorisation (MA) for AstraZeneca ’s Covid-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]). The vaccine initially received a conditional marketing authorisation (cMA) for use in the European Union (EU).

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EC extends marketing authorisation for Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Commission (EC) has extended Bavarian Nordic ’s smallpox vaccine Imvanex (MVA-BN or Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic) marketing authorisation to offer protection from monkeypox. A non-replicating smallpox vaccine, Imvanex was developed in partnership with the US Government.

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UK MHRA approves Takeda’s dengue vaccine Qdenga

Pharmaceutical Technology

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorisation for Takeda ’s dengue virus vaccine candidate, Qdenga (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]). The vaccine candidate has been approved for active immunisation against the infection in people from four years of age.