The bivalent vaccine is likely to get regulatory support, along with government contracts, but competitors, notably Moderna, will also step into the ring.

Four orphan drugs and a new COVID-19 vaccine are among the latest products that the European Medicines Agency says should be approved.

India’s COVID-19 immunization focus has shifted to children as over 88% adults are fully vaccinated. However, Scrip’s examination of weekly data reveals the number of doses given to children are also dropping sharply off peaks. Meanwhile, Biological E is winning over others like Novavax in this segment while Zydus Lifesciences is yet to score

Acknowledging the toll that vaccine opponents have taken on FDA operations, the CBER director emphasizes the need to create stand-by manufacturing capacity, conduct faster studies in special populations, and better understand the mRNA platform.