COVID-19 vaccine safety report (9 March 2023)

9 March 2023 - To 5 March 2023, over 44 million doses have been administered in Australia, as well as about ...

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Swissmedic issues unlimited authorisation for booster dose of Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 Original/Omicron BA.4-5 vaccine

8 March 2023 - Spikevax bivalent Original/Omicron BA.4-5 mRNA vaccine authorised for people aged 18 and over. ...

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US FDA approves intramuscular administration for Merck’s MMRV family of vaccines: M-M-RII (measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine live), Varivax (varicella virus vaccine live) and ProQuad (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella virus vaccine live)

6 March 2023 - With this additional route of administration, the MMRV family now joins other routinely recommended vaccines that ...

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Pfizer and BioNTech submit for US emergency use authorisation of Omicron BA.4/BA.5 adapted bivalent COVID-19 booster in children under 5 years

1 March 2023 - Pfizer and BioNTech today submitted an application to the US FDA for emergency use authorisation of ...

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Release of the Australian Government's response to the Review of COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment Purchasing and Procurement

28 February 2023 - The Australian Government has responded to the Halton review into COVID-19 vaccine and treatment procurement. ...

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Supplies secured of latest Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as recommended by Halton Review

28 February 2023 - The Australian Government has secured an additional 3 million doses of the latest Moderna Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine ...

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Pfizer and BioNTech submit supplemental biologics license application for US FDA approval of Omicron BA.4/BA.5 adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 years and older as primary series or booster

24 February 2023 - Pfizer and BioNTech today announced they have submitted a supplemental biologics license application to the US ...

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Moderna and Merck announce mRNA-4157/V940, an investigational personalised mRNA cancer vaccine, in combination with pembrolizumab, was granted breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA for adjuvant treatment of patients with high-risk melanoma following complete resection

22 February 2023 - Designation based on positive data from Phase 2b KEYNOTE-942/mRNA-4157-P201 trial. ...

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COVID-19 vaccine safety report (23 February 2023)

23 February 2023 - To 19 February 2023, over 44 million doses have been administered in Australia, as well as ...

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Icosavax granted FDA fast track designation for IVX-A12

21 February 2023 - Icosavax today announced the US FDA has granted fast track designation for IVX-A12, a bivalent respiratory syncytial ...

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US FDA accepts biologics license application for Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus maternal vaccine candidate for priority review

21 February 2023 - US FDA has set an action date for August 2023. ...

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FDA accepts Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine license application for priority review

20 February 2023 -  Valneva today announced that the US FDA has completed a filing review of its biologics license ...

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TGA grants provisional approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 bivalent (Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron BA.4-5) booster dose vaccine

20 February 2023 - On 17 February, 2023, the TGA granted provisional approval to Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine: elasomeran and ...

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Health Canada authorises Moderna's Omicron targeting bivalent COVID-19 vaccine in children & adolescents (6-17 years)

17 February 2023 - The recommendation is based on clinical data for Moderna's bivalent Omicron targeting COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA.1273.214. ...

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COVID-19 vaccine safety report (09 February 2023)

9 February 2023 - To 5 February 2023, over 44 million doses of Comirnaty have been administered in Australia, as well ...

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