Pharmafile Logo

NHS Test and Trace

- PMLiVE

WHO releases estimates of 14.9 million excess deaths during COVID-19 pandemic

The estimates show the full death toll caused directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 pandemic between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021

- PMLiVE

FDA limits use of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine

Authorisation of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine restricted among certain people following analysis and evaluation

- PMLiVE

STORM Therapeutics receives Innovate UK grant

The grant will be used to research and develop a new coronavirus therapy

- PMLiVE

FDA approves COVID-19 treatment for those under the age of 12

Veklury is currently the only COVID-19 treatment approved for this age group

- PMLiVE

Gilead’s Veklury significant decreases risk of hospitalisation for COVID-19 patients

Using Veklury within five days of symptom onset – or between five to seven days of symptom onset – reduced hospitalisations in patients at high risk for severe COVID-19 disease

- PMLiVE

Sanofi begins construction on the first of two Evolutive Vaccine Facilities in Singapore

The two sites aim to improve pandemic preparedness and will have an estimated cost of $1.3bn over the next five years

- PMLiVE

AstraZeneca’s Evusheld phase 3 results show high level of protection against COVID-19

The drug decreases the risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 by 77% among high-risk populations

- PMLiVE

GSK and CureVac sign deal with Germany for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

The agreement is part of a Pandemic Preparedness Contract and means millions of vaccines can be produced at short notice during future public health emergencies

- PMLiVE

Gavi, MedAccess and the Open Society Foundations partner to support COVAX

COVAX has delivered more than 1.4 billion COVID-19 vaccines to 145 countries and territories

- PMLiVE

EMA and ECDC publish advice on fourth doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

The regulators have concluded that there is not enough supporting evidence for an immediate fourth dose

- PMLiVE

FDA grants Pfizer/BioNTech expanded EUA for an additional COVID-19 vaccine booster

The second booster authorisation is for those aged 50 years and older to promote high levels of protection against COVID-19 in the most vulnerable groups

- PMLiVE

CHMP recommends marketing authorisation for AZ’s Evusheld in the EU

The treatment can be used to prevent people contracting COVID-19 and can be given to adults and children aged 12 years and older

Subscribe to our email news alerts

Latest jobs from #PharmaRole

Latest content

Latest intelligence

Quick links