Moderna Inc.’s experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said, becoming the second U.S. drugmaker to report results that far exceed expectations.
Pharma Companies Strike Deals to Deliver Millions of Covid-19 Vaccines by 2021
"Operation Warp Speed" Initiative, AstraZeneca, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Business, Clinical Trials, COVID-19 Vaccines, Deals, GlaxoSmithKline, Immune Response, Johnson & Johnson, Manufacturing, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, Pharma Companies, R&D, SanofiLeading pharmaceutical companies – including Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca – are racing ahead to develop and distribute a Covid-19 vaccine.
Days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greenlit the restart of AstraZeneca’s Phase III Covid-19 vaccine trial, the U.K.-based company said the preventative medication boosts immune responses in older and younger adults against the novel coronavirus.
Roche’s Venclexta Granted Full Approval Under Project Orbis and Real-Time Review
Accelerated Approval, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Adults 75 or older, Approvals, B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) protein, Chemotherapy, Clinical Trials, FDA/Regulatory, Full Approval, Project Orbis, R&D, Real-Time Oncology Review (RTOR) PilotThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Roche’s Venclexta (venetoclax) full approval in combination with azacytidine, or decitabine, or low-dose cytarabine for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia in adults 75 years or older.
Moncef Slaoui, the head of Operation Warp Speed – the government project to push along the Covid-19 vaccine development – suggested the first Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a vaccine will likely be around Thanksgiving.
The U.S. government awarded $486 million to AstraZeneca Plc to develop and secure supplies of up to 100,000 doses of Covid-19 antibody treatment, a similar class of drug that was used in treating President Donald Trump.
Most Americans to be vaccinated for Covid-19 by July 2021, CDC chief expects
"Operation Warp Speed" Initiative, CDC Director Robert Redfield, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 Vaccinations, COVID-19 Vaccines, Democrats, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), FDA, Labor and Pensions Committee, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Senate, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Senate Health, VaccinationsA top U.S. health official told a U.S. Senate committee that he expects Covid-19 vaccinations to take place over many months and that most Americans could be vaccinated by July 2021 at the latest.
In anticipation of data from a Phase III vaccine candidate study potentially becoming available in October, Germany’s BioNTech acquired a manufacturing facility from Novartis to boost production capabilities for the preventative treatment for the novel coronavirus.
Havas Health & You (HH&Y) announced the details of long-term global research project Behind the Mask, a longitudinal, multi-armed study which focuses on documenting the ongoing evolution of health and wellness.
“Disappearing Doctors” Provides Crucial Mental Health Support for Physicians as Pandemic Threatens to Exacerbate Doctor Suicide Crisis
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Doctors, Healthcare Communications Agencies, Initiatives, Marketing & Advertising, Mental Health, Physicians, Suicide, SurveysIn recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day, FCB Health New York announced the launch of “Disappearing Doctors,” a pro bono initiative advocating for and providing mental health support to physicians in need, in partnership with Sermo, Haymarket Media Group and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.