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Pfizer's Prevnar 20 Edges Closer To Infant Market, But Phase III Raises Some Questions
The pediatric market represents 70%-75% of the market for pneumococcal vaccines; Merck & Co.'s Vaxneuvance was already approved for infants earlier this year.

Moderna Wins Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Race With First Approval
Moderna takes the next step in the in the development of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first approval of the first bivalent vaccine that can produce a broader immune response to new SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Anger Over Access To AstraZeneca's Evusheld Peaks In UK
News that the UK government will not procur any doses of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld for the prevention of COVID-19 infections in immunocompromised people has been greeted with dismay and the move will hurt the combo's already-limited sales growth.

Valneva Confirms Step Back From COVID-19 Vaccine Development
The French firm has suspended the manufacturing of its COVID-19 vaccine, instead emphasizing its hopes in advanced Lyme disease and Chikungunya.

From Treatment To Prevention To A Cure: An Interview With Gilead’s HIV R&D Leaders
Gilead execs Jared Baeten and Tomas Cihlar talk to Scrip about how the company, still the leader in HIV, is working toward less-frequent dosing, providing PrEP for broader populations and maybe finding a cure for HIV infection.

MaaT’s FDA Woes Highlight Rocky Regulatory Path For Microbiome-Based Therapies
The French firm's lead microbiome therapy has been on clinical hold in the US for a year and continuing concerns about MaaT's 'pooling' approach (mixing donations from multiple donors) suggests the wait to restart trials will not be a short one.

Stock Watch: Pfizer’s Second-Quarter Pandemic And Base Businesses Diverge
Pfizer recorded the largest quarterly sales in its history as its COVID-19 franchise easily outweighed the currency issues that are challenging other companies. But expectations for a quick end to the pandemic have wiped these gains from Pfizer’s stock price.

Currency Tailwinds, Mainstays Help Takeda To Core Growth
A weak yen and strong mainstays helped Takeda in its fiscal first quarter, enabling Japan's largest pharma company to overcome the impact of a big divestment last year, while several new products got off on the right foot in the US.

Barron Signs Off With Notes On GSK Culture Change, Tease On RSV Vaccine Results
Hal Barron is leaving just as GSK’s M&A firepower grows following the Haleon spin-out, but sounded a confident note about its potential blockbuster RSV vaccine candidate.

Brii’s Cocktail Active Against Coronavirus Subvariants, But Will It Succeed On The Market?
The company announced data showing the two-antibody drug had strong activity against Omicron BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.12.1, but on the US market it would compete against oral drugs.

Japan Again Postpones Approval Of Shionogi COVID Antiviral
Xocova’s emergency approval stymied by uncertainties over efficacy and other characteristics that could effectively limit its use, prompting decision to await Phase III data later this year.

Novavax’s COVID-19 Shot Finally Authorized In US, But Could Miss Out Again On Bivalent Booster
A protein-based vaccine for COVID-19 reaches the US at last, but Novavax looks set miss out once again as the fall deadline for BA.4/5 variant-targeting vaccines approaches.
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