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COVID-19 vaccines have prevented 7.2 million infections and 27,000 deaths in England alone

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28 June 2021
Latest modelling analysis from Public Health England (PHE) and the University of Cambridge’s MRC Biostatistics Unit suggests that the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme has so far prevented an estimated 7.2 million infections and 27,000 deaths in England alone.
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WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations

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01 June 2021
WHOWHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing. The vaccine is produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company Sinovac.
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Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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27 May 2021
WHOAfrica needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second doses to all who received a first dose within the 8 - 12-week interval between doses recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in UK

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24 May 2021
Health services across the UK have now administered a total of around 60.6 million vaccines since 8 December, including around 37.9 million people with their first dose (72%) and 22.6 million with both doses (43%), ensuring they have the strongest possible protection against COVID-19 from a second dose.
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WHO lists additional COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations

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07 May 2021
WHOWHO today listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for this vaccine to be rolled out globally. The Sinopharm vaccine is produced by Beijing Bio-Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd, subsidiary of China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
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First COVID-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa

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01 March 2021
As the global rollout of COVAX vaccines accelerates, the first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using COVAX doses began today in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. These campaigns are the among the first to use doses provided by the COVAX Facility’s Gavi COVAX Advanced Market Commitment (AMC).

The AMC is the COVAX Facility’s mechanism to provide donor-funded vaccines to lower-income countries.

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COVAX announces new agreement, plans for first deliveries

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22 January 2021
COVAX, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, regardless of income level, today announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement with Pfizer for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine candidate, which has already received WHO emergency use listing. Rollout will commence with the successful negotiation and execution of supply agreements.
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  1. UK medicines regulator gives approval for first UK COVID-19 vaccine
  2. European Commission approves contract with Moderna to ensure access to a potential vaccine
  3. European Commission approves contract with CureVac to ensure access to a potential vaccine
  4. European Commission approves contract with BioNTech-Pfizer alliance
  5. Work to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is faster than ever
  6. A vaccine project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy develops a second generation COVID-19 vaccine
  7. NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
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Business & Industry

  • Insilico Medicine brings AI-powered "ChatPandaGPT" to its target discovery platform
  • BlueRock Therapeutics to incorporate wearable and invisible contactless digital health technologies from Rune Labs and Emerald Innovations in Parkinson's disease clinical trial
  • Novartis Tafinlar + Mekinist approved by FDA for pediatric patients with BRAF V600E low-grade glioma
  • AstraZeneca launches call for entries to the 2023 global R&D Postdoctoral Challenge
  • Pfizer invests $43 billion to battle cancer

Research & Development

  • 'Biohybrid' device could restore function in paralysed limbs
  • Scientists use tardigrade proteins for human health breakthrough
  • DNA treatment could delay paralysis that strikes nearly all patients with ALS
  • Scientists reveal a potential new approach to treating liver cancer
  • Normalizing tumor blood vessels may improve immunotherapy against brain cancer
  • Engineered bacteria find tumors, then alert the authorities
  • First nasal monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 shows promise for treating virus, other diseases

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  • SAE Media Group proudly presents the 4th Annual AI in Drug Discovery Conference
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  • CPHI Frankfurt returns to pre-pandemic strength as pharma industry booms again
  • 14th Annual RNA Therapeutics: Investigating the next generation of genetic medicine through RNA based therapies
  • CPHI Excellence in Pharma Award Winners 2022
  • CPHI Frankfurt Report predicts huge funding overhang to drive contract services growth
  • CPHI Frankfurt 2022: Global pharma confidence hits record high in the annual CPHI Pharma Index

Regulatory Affairs

  • FDA grants Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer's disease treatment
  • FDA approves new HIV drug for adults with limited treatment options
  • FDA approves first gene therapy for the treatment of high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
  • FDA approves first gene therapy to treat adults with Hemophilia B
  • FDA approves first treatment for Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency, a rare genetic disease
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