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MHRA approves Bavarian Nordic’s chikungunya vaccine Vimkunya

Approximately 620,000 cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease were reported worldwide in 2024

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CHMP recommends Bavarian Nordic’s chikungunya vaccine for individuals aged from 12 years

Approximately 480,000 cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease were reported globally in 2024

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EC approves Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine Imvanex for use in adolescents

More than 120 countries have confirmed over 103,000 cases of mpox since the global outbreak began in 2022

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Moderna’s JN.1-adapted COVID-19 vaccine approved by MHRA for adults and children

The JCVI has already advised the UK government on eligible groups for this year’s autumn vaccination programme

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Novavax’s JN.1-adapted COVID-19 vaccine granted FDA emergency use authorisation

JN.1 only accounts for 0.2% of cases across the country but is the ‘parent strain’ of currently circulating variants

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FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines to better protect against current variants

Adapted vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna have been authorised for individuals aged six months and older

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JCVI announces advice for autumn COVID-19 vaccination programme eligibility

The Committee has advised offering the vaccine to those at high risk of serious disease

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Pfizer/BioNTech’s Omicron JN.1-adapted COVID-19 vaccine recommended by CHMP

The vaccine generated an improved response against several Omicron JN.1 sublineages

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AstraZeneca’s sipavibart shown to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients

Immunocompromised individuals account for about 25% of COVID-19 hospitalisations, intensive care unit admissions and deaths

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Study reveals third COVID-19 vaccine dose improves defence in vulnerable patients

Approximately 90% of patients who received a third dose developed significant levels of antibodies

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Sanofi and Novavax announce COVID-19 vaccine licensing agreement worth over $1.2bn

The deal gives Sanofi a licence to use Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine in combination with its own flu vaccines

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Researchers’ new vaccine technology shows efficacy against broad range of coronaviruses

The vaccine provided protection against coronaviruses that have not yet emerged

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