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HPV vaccine makers eye growth overseas

A medical staff member injects domestically produced bivalent HPV vaccine to a girl in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, in May 2023. According to its latest financial report, in the first three quarters, Beijing-based Wantai Biopharm, a major HPV vaccine producer in China, reported revenue of 1.95 billion yuan, down 60.8 percent year-on-year, while net profit stood at 267 million yuan, a …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

HPV vaccine makers eye growth overseas

China Daily

A medical staff member injects domestically produced bivalent HPV vaccine to a girl in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, in May 2023. According to its latest financial report, in the first three quarters, Beijing-based Wantai Biopharm, a major HPV vaccine producer in China, reported revenue of 1.95 billion yuan, down 60.8 percent year-on-year, while net profit stood at 267 million yuan, a …

China Million Yuan Vaccine Hpv Bivalent Wantai

3 weeks, 4 days ago

HPV vaccine makers eye growth overseas

China Daily

A medical staff member injects domestically produced bivalent HPV vaccine to a girl in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, in May 2023. According to its latest financial report, in the first three quarters, Beijing-based Wantai Biopharm, a major HPV vaccine producer in China, reported revenue of 1.95 billion yuan, down 60.8 percent year-on-year, while net profit stood at 267 million yuan, a …

China Million Yuan Vaccine Hpv Bivalent Wantai

1 month, 1 week ago

First bivalent mRNA vaccine candidate against RSV goes under clinical trial

China Daily

The world's first bivalent mRNA vaccine candidate against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, kicked off Phase I clinical trial in China on Wednesday, as an adult received a shot at a clinical research center of a major Shanghai hospital. "Official figures showed that RSV caused more than 80 percent of respiratory viral infection cases in infants and young children in …

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1 year, 5 months ago

The case for India switching from the oral to the inactivated polio vaccine

The Hindu

This article is a response to ‘The case for the oral polio vaccine in the world’s quest for eradication’, July 21, 2023, by Vipin M. Vashishtha and Puneet Kumar. Also, India has remained polio-free since January 2011 even as wild poliovirus and VDPV cases have been reported in Pakistan and Afghanistan, thanks to high polio vaccine coverage here. The need …

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1 year, 6 months ago

FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations

NPR

FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations Enlarge this image toggle caption Esteban Felix/AP Esteban Felix/AP A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the COVID-19 vaccine be updated to target emerging subvariants of omicron. The COVID shot that's currently available is known as a "bivalent" vaccine because it …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Vaccine developers can't keep up with COVID's mutations

Salon

In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both updated their recommendations for COVID vaccines, providing more flexibility for higher-risk individuals who want additional protection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The bivalent vaccines may not stand up very well against these new strains, which are evolving so fast that some …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: Will you need the latest COVID booster? It depends

LA Times

As the Biden administration prepares for the federal COVID-19 public health emergency to end on May 11, the new normal is markedly better than the earlier phase of the pandemic in which we lost more than a million American lives. New variants always loom, one of the latest being XBB.1.16 — nicknamed Arcturus by some on social media — which …

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1 year, 8 months ago

CDC greenlights spring COVID booster for some. Do you need it?

LA Times

Another COVID-19 booster shot is on the way as federal health officials look to further augment protection for those at greater risk of developing severe disease. According to language the FDA unveiled Tuesday, people 65 and older may receive one additional dose of the updated booster at least four months following their initial updated booster dose. The CDC said it …

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1 year, 8 months ago

CDC signs off on additional Covid-19 booster doses for certain people

CNN

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations on the Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday to allow another dose of the bivalent booster for people who are 65 and older or who have weakened immune systems and who “want the option of added protection” against the coronavirus. The move aligns with Tuesday’s US Food and Drug …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans

LA Times

On Tuesday, regulators cleared another booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring. U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring — while taking steps to make the vaccinations simpler for …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Pfizer Bivalent Vaccine Reduces Covid-related Death Risk by 68 Pc in Older People: Study

News 18

Vulnerable people aged 65 years and over receiving the Pfizer bivalent mRNA vaccine booster dose showed 72 per cent lower risk of Covid-related hospitalisation and 68 per cent lower risk of Covid-related death, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Israel has prioritised bivalent mRNA booster vaccines for people at high risk of severe …

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1 year, 8 months ago

The COVID virus has mutated so much since 2019 that some experts say it should be renamed SARS-CoV-3

Salon

On Monday, April 10, President Joe Biden signed a bill that immediately terminated the COVID-19 national emergency, first enacted in 2020 as the SARS-CoV-2 virus gripped the country. "This virus remains unstable — it has not settled into a predictable pattern, which means surveillance systems need to be sensitive to pick up the early signs of another surge." Related Pandemic …

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1 year, 11 months ago

First real-world data show Omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals

LA Times

Vials of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron-targeting COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. In the first real-world test of vaccine boosters specially designed to protect against the Omicron variant, Israeli researchers have found that people 65 and older who got an updated jab were 81% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Omicron boosters for the youngest children are here. Will they make a difference?

LA Times

Updated COVID-19 booster shots are now available for the youngest children in California, a welcome development for officials hoping to augment vaccine coverage and head off a viral resurgence this winter. “We’re always concerned with lower vaccination rates among children,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, “in particular because, as we’ve seen, some children will still get …

Children Public Health California Vaccines Marks Covid Vaccine

2 years ago

Vaccines four times weaker against BQ.1.1 Covid variant

Daily Mail

A rising Covid subvariant soon to become dominant across the US is significantly more resistant to the updated bivalent vaccines, according to a study. Researchers found that the bivalent Covid booster was effective against the BA.5 variant but only had a fourth of the effective antibodies against the growing BQ.1.1 strain. It is expected to soon take over as the …

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2 years, 1 month ago

New bivalent Covid vaccines DON'T give people better immunity, studies show

Daily Mail

The new bivalent Covid vaccines are no more effective than the original shots, according to two new studies. In both studies, people who had already been triple vaccinated were given either a standard Covid shot or an updated bivalent booster. President Joe Biden got his updated booster yesterday — his fifth shot to date — in the latest White House …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer says bivalent booster increases antibodies for Omicron variants

LA Times

Pfizer Inc. and its German vaccine partner BioNTech said their new COVID-19 booster designed to target the dominant Omicron subvariant produced more antibodies against the intended strains than did the original version of the shot. Pfizer and BioNTech plan to release additional data on the COVID-19 shots in the coming weeks to measure immune responses one month after administration of …

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2 years, 2 months ago

How Long Does COVID Immunity Last With The New Bivalent Booster?

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING In anticipation of a fall and winter surge in COVID cases, new bivalent booster shots are available to anyone older than 5. Just how long you’re protected after a COVID booster shot varies from person to person, and it has also rapidly changed as new COVID mutations emerge that can evade antibodies. “Everything we know about boosters …

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2 years, 2 months ago

FDA vaccine adviser says healthy young people SHOULDN'T get another COVID booster

Daily Mail

A top vaccine expert and pediatric doctor is cautioning parents of healthy young people to hold off getting the new COVID booster shot, saying it can carry risks and its efficacy hasn't yet been proven. But writing in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, Offitt said preliminary data suggested the new bivalent vaccines were actually worse at warding off …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Moderna vs Pfizer: Is it OK to mix and match the updated COVID-19 booster shots?

LA Times

As residents prepare to roll up their sleeves for a third, fourth or even fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine, some may be wondering: Do I need to stick with the same brand, or is it safe to mix it up? “The best booster for you is the one that you can get — either the Pfizer or the Moderna can …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Potential to mix up Omicron booster with conventional vaccine raises concerns

LA Times

Vials of Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine are on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. Both vials contain the same amount of vaccine — 30 micrograms — but the conventional vaccine was designed only against the original coronavirus strain, while the updated booster has half set aside for the original strain, and the rest against the BA.4/BA.5 …

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2 years, 3 months ago

UK approves second 'bivalent' booster for Omicron, original COVID strain

India Today

The UK health authorities on Saturday approved a second “bivalent” vaccine to be used as a booster vaccine to target both the Omicron and the original strain of COVID-19. In each dose of the booster vaccine called “Comirnaty bivalent Original/Omicron”, half of the vaccine targets the original virus strain and the other half targets Omicron. “The clinical trial of the …

Covid Nhs Vaccine Booster Omicron Pfizer Bivalent

2 years, 3 months ago

UK Approves Pfizer Bivalent Covid Vaccine Ahead of Booster Drive

News 18

The UK’s drug regulator said Saturday it had approved an updated Covid-19 jab by Pfizer/BioNTEch targeting the original virus and a subvariant ahead of an autumn booster drive. The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved the Pfizer jab as a booster for those aged 12 and over after a “careful review of the evidence”. MHRA chief executive June …

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HPV vaccine makers eye growth overseas

HPV vaccine makers eye growth overseas

HPV vaccine makers eye growth overseas

First bivalent mRNA vaccine candidate against RSV goes under clinical trial

The case for India switching from the oral to the inactivated polio vaccine

FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations

Vaccine developers can't keep up with COVID's mutations

Opinion: Will you need the latest COVID booster? It depends

CDC greenlights spring COVID booster for some. Do you need it?

CDC signs off on additional Covid-19 booster doses for certain people

Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans

Pfizer Bivalent Vaccine Reduces Covid-related Death Risk by 68 Pc in Older People: Study

The COVID virus has mutated so much since 2019 that some experts say it should be renamed SARS-CoV-3

First real-world data show Omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals

Omicron boosters for the youngest children are here. Will they make a difference?

Vaccines four times weaker against BQ.1.1 Covid variant

New bivalent Covid vaccines DON'T give people better immunity, studies show

Pfizer says bivalent booster increases antibodies for Omicron variants

How Long Does COVID Immunity Last With The New Bivalent Booster?

FDA vaccine adviser says healthy young people SHOULDN'T get another COVID booster

Moderna vs Pfizer: Is it OK to mix and match the updated COVID-19 booster shots?

Potential to mix up Omicron booster with conventional vaccine raises concerns

UK approves second 'bivalent' booster for Omicron, original COVID strain

UK Approves Pfizer Bivalent Covid Vaccine Ahead of Booster Drive