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Pfizer and Valneva announce positive phase 2 paediatric data for lyme disease vaccine

VLA15 is currently the only Lyme disease vaccine candidate in clinical development

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FDA approves COVID-19 treatment for those under the age of 12

Veklury is currently the only COVID-19 treatment approved for this age group

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Gilead’s Veklury significant decreases risk of hospitalisation for COVID-19 patients

Using Veklury within five days of symptom onset – or between five to seven days of symptom onset – reduced hospitalisations in patients at high risk for severe COVID-19 disease

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Sanofi begins construction on the first of two Evolutive Vaccine Facilities in Singapore

The two sites aim to improve pandemic preparedness and will have an estimated cost of $1.3bn over the next five years

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AstraZeneca’s Evusheld phase 3 results show high level of protection against COVID-19

The drug decreases the risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 by 77% among high-risk populations

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NHS to offer two new treatments for drug-resistant superbugs as part of a new subscription-style payment plan

Manufacturers will receive a fixed yearly fee of £10m, instead of receiving individual payments per dose

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GSK and CureVac sign deal with Germany for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

The agreement is part of a Pandemic Preparedness Contract and means millions of vaccines can be produced at short notice during future public health emergencies

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Pfizer appoints David Denton as chief financial officer and executive vice president

Denton’s appointment follows the departure of Frank D’Amelio, the current CFO and executive vice president

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Pfizer and viral infection specialist ReViral agree on $525m deal

According to the deal, Pfizer will acquire ReViral for a total of up to $525m

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Gavi, MedAccess and the Open Society Foundations partner to support COVAX

COVAX has delivered more than 1.4 billion COVID-19 vaccines to 145 countries and territories

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EMA and ECDC publish advice on fourth doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

The regulators have concluded that there is not enough supporting evidence for an immediate fourth dose

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FDA grants Pfizer/BioNTech expanded EUA for an additional COVID-19 vaccine booster

The second booster authorisation is for those aged 50 years and older to promote high levels of protection against COVID-19 in the most vulnerable groups

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