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FDA reviewers back Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ahead of panel

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Reviewers from the FDA have given their blessing to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a key meeting tomorrow – but the regulator noted that there are still uncertainties about whether the shot can stop the disease from spreading. of participants.

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FDA approves first gene therapy for high-risk early bladder cancer

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg) as the first gene therapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in adults with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without papillary tumours.

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COVID-19: Booster Doses – Part 3

The Infectious Pharmacist

Pfizer vs. Moderna and a note on vaccine dosing and timing. You probably have read news reports about a preprint article stating that the Moderna vaccine appeared more effective than the Pfizer vaccine, at least several months after vaccination. Should I stick with the same mRNA vaccine I got for the first two doses?

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Methylprednisolone interactions to avoid

The Checkup by Singlecare

Many drug interactions are related to additive adverse reaction profiles with concomitant medications with similar side effect profiles. Key takeaways: Methylprednisolone is an effective therapeutic agent to control immune responses and inflammation. It is best to avoid this combination of medications entirely.

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Herd immunity is nice – but what about me?

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Shahrokh Shabahang discusses why we need a personalised approach to COVID-19 immunity testing. While these numbers do tell us something about the relative immunity of the population writ large, they don’t tell us anything about our own, personal immune profiles. However, we’ve also found a number of outliers.

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First chikungunya vaccine approved

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Valneva SE’s IXCHIQ ® , the first chikungunya vaccine to be authorised in the world. The single-dose, live-attenuated vaccine is indicated for preventing chikungunya virus disease in individuals over 18 years old who are at increased risk of contracting the virus.

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UK poised to announce booster COVID jabs for over-50s

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The UK government is due to announce a large-scale booster vaccine campaign against COVID-19 for all adults aged 50 and over later today, adding to its plan for third doses for people with weakened immune systems. A third dose of the shot was approved by the MHRA last week. Resistance to US booster plans.