Access to free COVID-19 test kits is coming to an end in the US this week – but that could also extend to vaccines and drug therapies in the coming months unless Congress votes for addition
As expected, the FDA has moved quickly to grant emergency use authorisation (EUA) to two new-generation COVID-19 mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, both targeting the new Omicr
The rivalry between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech in commercialising their COVID-19 vaccines has now spilled over into the courts, in the form of a patent infringement lawsuit.
Pfizer and BioNTech have asked the FDA for emergency authorisation of an Omicron-targeted COVID-19 booster vaccine ahead of the planned autumn immunisation campaign in the US.
The UK's Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) has said that Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine should be used for the autumn booster campaign in adults.
The UK has become the first country in the world to authorise an updated COVID-19 booster vaccine directed at the Omicron variant, giving a green light to Moderna's mRNA-1273.214 shot.