EMA To Update COVID-19 Vaccine Guides Amid Rapidly Changing Landscape

The EMA is proposing to update its two previous guidelines on COVID-19 vaccines to offer consolidated advice on the non-clinical and clinical development of new SARS-CoV-2 or related sarbecovirus vaccines.

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The European Medicines Agency is inviting stakeholder feedback on a proposal to update and consolidate its two guidelines on regulatory requirements for COVID-19 vaccines, taking into account new scientific knowledge and lessons learnt from the coronavirus pandemic.

The EMA said changes were needed as the “vaccine development landscape is now very different to that applicable when the...

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