Quality/GMPs

FDA published guidance that includes risk-based recommendations for minimizing the potential transmission of COVID-19.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended granting conditional marketing authorization for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued the first safety update on a COVID-19 vaccine—Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine).

The broader national strategy sets seven goals, some fairly general, such as building public trust, safely reopening schools and businesses, advancing racial and ethnic equity, and restoring US global leadership.

Since FDA authorization of two innovative mRNA vaccines to combat COVID-19 in late 2020, 30 million doses have been distributed, but only 4 million people were vaccinated in December 2020, and just 13 million have received shots so far.

As the Biden administration readies to take over the reigns of government, top administration officials continue to rush through new rules and decisions that appear to challenge the independence and effective operations of FDA.

The draft guidance document offers developers of these treatments information regarding product development, preclinical testing, and clinical trial design.

The vetting and authorizing of important new therapies remained productive in 2020, despite the need to devote considerable resources to dealing with COVID-19 related approvals and policies.

The European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorization to Moderna for its COVID-19 vaccine.

Amid pressure to get more vaccines administered faster, FDA pushes back against changes in dosing regimens.

Clear understanding of what exactly the biomolecule entails is essential.

The incoming administration faces key decisions on drug testing and access as well as vaccine distribution challenges.

Updating the quality technical agreement will clarify any expectations and limitations, says Siegfried Schmitt, vice president, Technical at Parexel.

President Trump signed the COVID-19 package, which appropriates $2.3 trillion to finance the federal government through September 2021 and provides support for individuals and entities suffering from the economic crisis wrought by the pandemic.

The agency is organizing a second public meeting on January 8, 2021 to discuss the assessment, approval, and roll-out of new COVID-19 vaccines.

A decision by the European Commission on conditional marketing authorization for the European Union’s first COVID-19 vaccine is expected soon.

The guidance provides information on review timelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new guidance provides information on how sponsors should interact with the agency regarding complex innovative trial design proposals.

FDA is expected to issue Emergency Use Authorization for Moderna’s vaccine, enabling immediate distribution.

The agency is answering frequently asked questions about the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on its website.

The product represents a first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration in a line of domestic pigs that may be used for human therapeutics.

EUA marks a milestone in COVID-19 vaccine development and is hailed as a turning point in pandemic fight.

Success in combatting the pandemic depends on the ability of manufacturers to quickly and efficiently produce and distribute the huge quantities of vaccines demanded by the United States government and public health organizations around the world.

Committee recommends Emergency Use Authorization of first mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine; FDA approval is pending.

The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) has chosen Lonza’s MODA-EM solution for the digitalization of its microbiology quality control operations.