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US government awards $1.4bn for development of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics

The funding includes a contract with Regeneron for a next-generation antibody therapy

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Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows promise against emerging subvariants

The protein-based vaccine generated immune responses against the fast-spreading ‘Eris’ strain

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NHS to initiate flu vaccine roll-outs for children from September

The roll-outs are part of the NHS winter flu and COVID-19 vaccination programme

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World Health Organization classifies EG.5 as a COVID-19 ‘variant of interest’

The strain accounted for over 17% of COVID-19 cases between 17 and 23 July

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JCVI announces advice for autumn COVID-19 booster vaccine eligibility

The Committee has advised offering the booster to those at high risk of serious disease

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Merck and Ginkgo Bioworks enter biologic manufacturing collaboration worth up to $490m

The companies partnered last year to improve Merck's active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing

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MSD and Astex announce expansion to oncology drug discovery collaboration

Astex will receive $35m upfront plus milestone payments totalling $500m per programme

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MHRA authorises HIPRA Human Health’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in UK

Bimervax is the ninth COVID-19 vaccine to be authorised by the UK medicines regulator

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US NIH launches mid-stage long COVID trials to evaluate at least four treatments

One trial will test a longer dosing regimen of Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 drug Paxlovid

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Merck’s Keytruda combination shows promise in late-stage breast cancer study

More than 290,000 people are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in the US this year

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Merck’s investigational pneumococcal vaccine shows promise in older adults

V116 is designed to address the strains that represent adult pneumococcal disease

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Moderna and Merck’s skin cancer vaccine enters late-stage development

More than 1,000 patients with resected high-risk melanoma will be enrolled in the trial

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