Flu vaccine uptake increases 28% in England
The number of people receiving a flu vaccine across England has increased by over a quarter, as cases of both…
Infectious Disease
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Basilea in line for $159m of US federal funding for UTI antibiotic pill
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in the US will support Basilea’s development of a new type of…
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US Government signs $56m smallpox/mpox vaccine order despite political disarray
The US Government has ordered $56m worth of mpox/smallpox vaccines to bolster public health preparedness, despite wider uncertainty in the…
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Gilead’s Yeytuo approved in EU, boosting its blockbuster potential
The European Commission (EC) has approved Gilead’s Yeytuo (lenacapavir) for the prevention of HIV infection, consolidating the injectable drug’s potential…
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Moderna’s updated Covid-19 vaccine gets Canadian approval
Moderna has secured approval from Health Canada for Spikevax, its updated Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, which targets the SARS-CoV-2 LP.8.1 variant.…
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FDA approves Papzimeos as first therapy for HPV-caused airway disease
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first treatment for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), a rare respiratory…
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Basilea secures rights to Venatorx’s antibiotic for complicated UTIs
Basilea has acquired the global rights for Venatorx Pharmaceuticals’ ceftibuten-ledaborbactam etzadroxil, an antibiotic being developed for the treatment of complicated…
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GSK’s oral antibiotic for gonorrhoea set for FDA review
A new pill that combats antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhoea has inched closer to approval in the US, after the US…
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FDA removes Ixchiq partial pause but tightens vaccine’s use
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted a pause in the use of Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq in…
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GSK’s world-first gonorrhoea vaccine launched in England
England has launched a world-first gonorrhoea vaccination programme that will potentially help avert up to 100,000 cases of the disease…
