Drug repurposing during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for expediting drug development and access

20 March 2023 - The COVID-19 pandemic created a large, sudden unmet public health need for rapid access to safe and ...

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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 ...

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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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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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Update on US FDA emergency use authorisation of Evusheld

26 January 2023 - The US FDA has stated that AstraZeneca’s Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) is not currently authorised for ...

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Moderna considers price of $110-$130 for COVID-19 vaccine

9 January 2023 - Commercial price is similar to Pfizer’s plans for after government contracting ends. ...

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FDA approves Genentech’s Actemra for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalised adults

21 December 2022 - Actemra is the first FDA approved monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19. ...

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Pfizer and BioNTech receive US FDA fast track designation for single dose mRNA based vaccine candidate against COVID-19 and influenza

9 December 2022 - Pfizer and BioNTech today announced the companies have received fast track designation from the US FDA ...

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FDA authorises updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines for children down to 6 months of age

8 December 2022 - Today, the US FDA amended the emergency use authorisations of the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 ...

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US backs delay to decision on COVID patent waiver extension

6 December 2022 - The United States on Tuesday urged delaying a decision on whether to waive patent protection for ...

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

5 December 2022 - Pfizer andBioNTech today announced that the companies have submitted an application to the US FDA for ...

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Pfizer COVID vaccine price hike to boost revenue for years, rivals may follow

21 October 2022 - Pfizer's plan to as much as quadruple US prices for its COVID-19 vaccine next year is ...

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US FDA grants emergency use authorisation for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, adjuvanted as a booster for adults

19 October 2022 - Novavax today announced that the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted (NVX-CoV2373) has received emergency use authorisation from the ...

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FDA authorises Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for use as a booster dose in younger age groups

12 October 2022 - Today, the US FDA amended the emergency use authorisations of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent and the ...

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Pfizer and BioNTech submit application to U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorisation of Omicron BA.4/BA.5 adapted bivalent vaccine booster in children 5 through 11 years of age

26 September 2022 - Pfizer and BioNTech today announced they have completed a submission to the US FDA requesting Emergency Use ...

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