CEPI has announced funding for a “variant-proof” vaccine being developed by a multidisciplinary consortium. The European Medicines Agency's new committee on drug shortages in health crises has held its first meeting, and the European Parliament’s new COVID-19 committee will quiz the health commissioner on the EU’s vaccines strategy and response to the pandemic.
The second Global COVID-19 Summit will take place on 12 May, bringing together partners including private sector companies, NGOs, countries, institutes, agencies, foundations and other international, regional and national organizations.
The summit has four key aims: to secure new resources and policy commitments to control COVID-19, ensuring global access to...
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To help sponsors developing candidate mpox vaccines, the World Health Organization will soon be finalizing guidance on the preferred and minimum characteristics these products must satisfy regarding efficacy, dose regimen and other aspects to secure regulatory approval.
The WHO’s emergency committee has warned of a lack of understanding of the epidemiology of mpox, the limited availability of vaccines, and the complexities of donations and procurement.
An ongoing collaborative initiative involving global regulators assessing post-approval manufacturing changes has highlighted the need to establish a standardized platform that can facilitate the submission and regulatory evaluation of such changes.
A new research ethics review system for multi-site clinical trials in Canada is expected to help improve study start-up times, avoid unnecessary duplication and boost the country’s competitiveness on a global stage.
With the deadline for comments on the US FDA’s draft guidance less than a month away, the Pink Sheet offers an infographic outlining what the agency is expecting in diversity action plans and when that might be implemented.
