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Covid’s scientific silver lining: A chance to watch the human immune system respond in real time

STAT

While an increasingly anxious world watched a new coronavirus spread across the globe in early 2020, veteran immunologist Rafi Ahmed quickly grasped that his field was about to experience something truly extraordinary. Read the rest…

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10 fact you must know – FLU SEASON 2020/2021

Druggist

With just one month to go, flu season 2020/2021 is just around the corner. It is expected to be that demand for flu vaccination service will be high this year. Additionally, eligibility criteria will be extended, for example, phased-out eligibility for free flu vaccination of those aged 50-64. When will flu season 2020 start?

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MHRA authorises new COVID-19 vaccine

European Pharmaceutical Review

A new COVID-19 vaccine has been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Bimervax is now the ninth vaccine to be authorised by the UK’s independent medicines regulator to treat the virus. This is an additional ingredient designed to trigger a stronger immune response.

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Covid vaccines averted 3 million deaths in U.S., according to new study

STAT

to receive a Covid-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial. A study released Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund shows that in those two years, the Covid vaccines have averted over 3 million deaths in the U.S. Without vaccines, the country would have experienced four times as many deaths, 1.5 The vaccines also saved the U.S. $1

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12 facts you must know – FLU SEASON 2020/2021

Druggist

With just one month to go, flu season 2020/2021 is just around the corner. It is expected to be that demand for flu vaccination service will be high this year. Additionally, eligibility criteria will be extended, for example, phased-out eligibility for free flu vaccination of those aged 50-64. When will flu season 2020 start?

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UK approves Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

European Pharmaceutical Review

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved an updated version of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, that targets two coronavirus variants as a booster. The regulator confirmed that the vaccine meets its standards of safety, quality and effectiveness. 1) and the original 2020 strain.

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US launches $5bn effort for new Covid-19 vaccines development

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US government is reportedly investing more than $5bn in a programme to accelerate the development of new Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. Health experts have lent their support to the new programme as the existing vaccines may not be as effective against future virus threats.

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