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Novavax's Nuvaxovid receives positive CHMP opinion for full marketing authorisation for the prevention of COVID in the EU
26 May 2023 - Novavax today announced that Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) has been recommended for full marketing authorisation for use as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2023
Consultation for various vaccine supply agreements
29 May 2023 - PHARMAC is consulting on potential new supply agreements for multiple vaccines listed in the National Immunisation Schedule. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2023
Cases of invasive pneumococcal disease 'sharply' rose after PHARMAC downgraded vaccine programme - study
10 May 2023 - A few years after New Zealand downgraded its vaccine programme against pneumococcal disease, cases of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 May 2023
FDA approves first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine
3 May 2023 - Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Arexvy, the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Apr 2023
US FDA approves Prevnar 20, Pfizer’s 20 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children
27 April 2023 - Prevnar 20 offers the broadest serotype coverage of any pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, helping to protect ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2023
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax receives approval for full registration
24 April 2023 - On 21 April, the TGA approved Moderna Australia’s application to transition its COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax (elasomeran), ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2023
First vaccine to protect older adults from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection
26 April 2023 - EMA has recommended a marketing authorisation in the European Union for Arexvy (recombinant, adjuvanted), the first vaccine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2023
Pfizer Canada initiates submission to Health Canada for its bivalent respiratory syncytial virus vaccine
14 April 2023 - Indications under review include prevention of respiratory syncytial virus in infants from birth through 6 months ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2023
COVID-19 vaccine safety report (6 April 2023)
6 April 2023 - To 2 April 2023, more than 44 million doses of Comirnaty (Pfizer) mRNA vaccines have been administered in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2023
AstraZeneca vaccine discontinued by Federal Government
5 April 2023 - One of the first COVID-19 jabs offered to Australians has been quietly discontinued, the Federal Government has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2023
EMA recommends approval of Bimervax as a COVID-19 booster vaccine
30 March 2023 - The EMA’s CHMP has recommended authorising the COVID-19 vaccine Bimervax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine HIPRA) as a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2023
COVID-19 vaccine safety report (23 March 2023)
23 March 2023 - To 19 March 2023, more than 44 million doses have been administered in Australia, as well ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Mar 2023
Moderna expects to price its COVID vaccine at about $130 in the US
20 March 2023 - Moderna expects to price its COVID-19 vaccine at around $130 per dose in the US going ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2023
FDA authorises bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as booster dose for certain children 6 months through 4 years of age
14 March 2023 - Today, the US FDA amended the emergency use authorisation of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, bivalent to provide ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2023
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 ...