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Influenza Activity and Vaccine Effectiveness During the 2021-2022 Season

Pharmacy Times

Influenza viruses typically circulate in the Northern Hemisphere during the winter and spring, but they occasionally can circulate more during the summer months, as did the 2009 H1N1 pandemic strain.

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Building agile partner relationships at a vaccine-focused biotech

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In this episode of the pharmaphorum podcast series, Dr Paul Tunnah chats with Jeff Baxter, CEO of VBI Vaccines and Lee Taurman, executive vice president full service commercial at Syneos Health. Jeff Baxter – President and CEO, VBI Vaccines. Mr. Baxter joined VBI in September of 2009.

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Ph. Eur. rabbit pyrogen test replacement texts ready for public consultation

European Pharmaceutical Review

Replacing the rabbit pyrogen test The texts covering topics such as vaccines for human use, blood products, antibiotics, radiopharmaceuticals and containers, have now been revised to replace the RPT with an in vitro alternative, the monocyte activation test (MAT) or another animal welfare-compatible approach. General chapter 2.6.30.

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EMA Executive Director Speaks on the Value of Adaptation, Trust, & Collaboration

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Cooke, who has over 30 years of experience in international regulatory affairs, with 18 years in leadership roles, took the helm at EMA as director in November 2020, early in the pandemic, after having worked at EMA since 2002, serving as head of inspections initially and then as head of international affairs from 2009 to 2016.

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The host immune response in COVID-19 and beyond

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There are of course many unknowns when we consider how treatment for COVID-19 will evolve in the future, and how testing, therapeutics and vaccines will interact as we attempt to end the pandemic. Eran Eden has been the CEO of MeMed since its inception in 2009, leading it from an idea to a rapidly growing company. About the author.

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Does the pandemic mark a turning point in vaccine development?

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After a period where vaccine development had fallen away, suddenly it is back in the limelight. However, for those individuals working on vaccine development, the pandemic has proven to be a validation of the important work being carried out in the field. billion from its vaccine in 2021. The ‘poor relation’.

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Coordinating and delivering research in the pandemic: The UK approach

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Dr Kirsty Wydenbach is an expert medical assessor and the deputy unit manager in the Clinical Trials Unit at MHRA , having joined in 2009. More recently Kirsty has overseen the clinical trial work for COVID-19 and provided regulatory expertise on vaccines both within MHRA but also as part of the government Vaccine Taskforce.