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ESMO’s New Focus on Cancer Prevention

During ESMO 2022 in Paris, John Whyte, chief medical officer at WebMD was joined by Fabrice André, MD, PhD, Chair of the scientific committee at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO),...

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Moderna’s bivalent Omicron-targeting boosters show superiority to original COVID-19 vaccine

Both boosters produced a better immune response against Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants

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NICE publishes draft guidance recommending three COVID-19 treatments

Five treatments have not been recommended for use, with the organisation citing cost-effectiveness concerns

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WHO, WIPO and WTO to hold technical symposium on pandemic preparedness

The event will examine ways to build resilience to be better prepared for future pandemics

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CDC shows new BQ.1 and BQ 1.1 Omicron subvariants account for 44% of US COVID-19 cases

The two new variants accounted for over 32% of US cases the prior week

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Pfizer/BioNTech BA.4/BA.5 COVID-19 booster receives CHMP recommendation for children five to 11 years

If an authorisation is granted, doses of the bivalent booster will be available to all 27 EU member states

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Sanofi/GSK’s next-generation COVID-19 booster granted EC approval

Two trials compared the immune response induced by VidPrevtyn Beta with approved vaccines

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Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine receives MHRA approval for use as a booster

Nuvaxovid was shown to increase antibody levels when used as a third booster

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Sobi’s Kineret granted FDA Emergency Use Authorisation for COVID-19 related pneumonia

The IL-Ra1 inhibitor was found to reduce the risk of disease progression by 64%

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Pfizer/BioNTech’s second bivalent COVID-19 booster approved by MHRA

The adapted vaccine targets the original virus and Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 strains

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Novavax’s BA.1 COVID-19 booster shows strong immune response in phase 3 trial

The trial included the company's bivalent vaccine, the BA.1-adapted vaccine and its prototype

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Pfizer and BioNTech dose first patient in COVID-19/flu combination vaccine study

The vaccine aims to protect individuals against two severe respiratory viral diseases

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