The UK’s independent vaccines committee has finalized its recommendations for the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program, and safety issues with several vaccines are still hitting the headlines.

The company’s first candidate is a BCMA-targeting CAR-T, but Arcellx also is developing ARC T-cells controlled by a synthetic protein. Both have a binding domain that may confer better safety and efficacy than competitors.

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine gets the all-clear in India as the COVAX initiative hits the shortages speed bump. Also, two more antibody treatments are OKd for use in COVID-19 in the UK.

The AZ vaccine is now under EU scrutiny over capillary leak syndrome, while Valneva has reported positive results with its product. The global COVAX initiative has delivered more than 38 million doses of vaccines to over a hundred countries.