Archives for December 11, 2020

← 2020

COVID-19 vaccine development: Setback for Sanofi and GSK candidate, University of Queensland and CSL abandon trial

11-Dec-2020

By Jane Byrne

Sanofi and GSK announced a delay on Friday in their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine program to improve immune response in the elderly, saying clinical trials showed an insufficient immune response in older people.

FDA decision on US authorization of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine expected within days

11-Dec-2020

By Jane Byrne

The FDA is set to make a decision on Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the coming days for the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, from drug makers, Pfizer and BioNTech.