Coronavirus Notebook: UK Approves Comirnaty XBB.1.5, CEPI & Oxford Uni Strike ‘Disease X’ Vaccine Deal
Executive Summary
The Swiss medicines regulator is reviewing an application for Novavax’s vaccine against the XBB.1.5 variant, while ACM Biolabs has announced positive results from a Phase I trial of its COVID-19 booster vaccine, ACM-001.
You may also be interested in...
EU Could Soon Have Three XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccines For Winter Season
The head of the European Medicines Agency says a group of international regulators got together to ensure “global alignment” on the approach to be taken on COVID-19 vaccination.
How AI Can Help Reduce Vaccine R&D From A Year To ‘A Matter Of Weeks’
From rapidly identifying antigenic targets to automating clinical trials, AI has an important role to play in cutting vaccine development time down to 100 days, says Melanie Saville, executive director of R&D at CEPI.
Austria & Germany Call For ‘Competitiveness Check’ On EU Pharma Revision Package
The two countries want the European Commission’s proposals to be more closely examined for their possible negative effect on pharmaceutical investment decisions. The industry federation EFPIA says it is surprised more EU member states aren’t taking the same stance.