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Russian application of Sputnik V vaccine for WHO vaccine prequalification among the first applications submitted

Drug Discovery Today

The Russian Federation has become one of the first countries to apply to WHO for prequalification of its vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection.

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Advancing vaccine design: potential of peptide mimicry

Drug Target Review

In a new development, a recent paper published in Biology Methods & Protocols by Oxford University Press has highlighted a promising avenue for enhancing vaccine efficacy against infectious pathogens like the COVID-19 virus. The implications of this finding are far-reaching, as it holds the potential to revolutionize vaccine design.

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Frame Therapeutics and eTheRNA immunotherapies NV open a new research collaboration to develop mRNA cancer vaccines against immunogenic neoantigens

Drug Discovery Today

Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and Niel (Belgium) April 22, 2020 Frame Therapeutics, a new biotechnology company focused on the development of neoantigen-based cancer vaccines, today announced that they have forged a research collaboration with eTheRNA immunotherapies NV, a clinical-stage company developing vaccines and immunotherapies from its proprietary (..)

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Optimity 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Survey Finds That 59% of Canadians are Concerned About Side Effects from the Vaccine

The Pharma Data

30, 2020 11:00 UTC. Insights from Optimity app user survey finds that 43% believe the COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory, while 53% believe that Canadians should have a choice of which vaccine to receive. The primary reason cited for selecting a particular manufacturer was that Canada had approved the vaccine (24%).

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As the Prospect of a Vaccine Approaches, Business and Communications Challenges Are Just Around the Corner

Eye on FDA

Coincident to COVID-19 case levels in Europe and the United States entering new and serious levels comes welcome news on the development of a vaccine. While vaccination may actually begin in December, the number of doses will be limited. In addition, the process of vaccination takes time.

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Pfizer and BioNTech to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for Olympic Athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Games

The Pharma Data

Under the MoU, the companies and the IOC will coordinate with National Olympic Committees (NOCs) around the world to understand and work to help address the local need for vaccine doses for national delegations’ participation in the Games. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: [link].

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COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Adjust Phase 3 Trial Protocols to Allow Authorized Vaccines | 2020-12-17

The Pharma Data

COVID-19 vaccine developers are faced with an ethical quandary — whether to let phase 3 trial participants become “unblinded” and to receive authorized vaccines as they become available, which could hinder the collection of meaningful trial data. Pfizer, which has received emergency approvals in the U.S.

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