Sanofi and Translate BIO have begun a clinical trial of their potential mRNA COVID-19 shot, as the French pharma struggles to keep pace with rivals despite its background in vaccines.
EU regulators are reviewing reports of low blood platelets in patients who received any of the three approved COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Moderna.
The EU’s medicines regulator has recommended granting conditional approval to a fourth COVID-19 vaccine – a single-dose shot from Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit – after a review by it
Ivor Campbell looks at the way the UK medtech sector has responded to COVID-19 and the implications of more advanced diagnostics for prescribing and general practice.
While there’s hope that vaccination campaigns may bring the pandemic under control, “long COVID” side effects may continue to affect patients for some time.
A pharma company’s core mission is to improve patient outcomes. This hinges on effectively influencing HCP clinical behaviour and driving disease education.