Global WHO and public health WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG‑CO‑VAC) is preparing its next decision on updated COVID‑19 vaccine antigen composition, with a meeting scheduled for May...
EMA backs first mRNA flu–COVID combination vaccine for older adults The EMA’s CHMP has issued a positive opinion for Moderna’s mRNA combination vaccine “mCombriax,” targeting both seasonal influenza and COVID‑19 in...
In short, all Western inactivated vaccines are highly immunogenic with an excellent safety profile, with very good long-term protection after the full series. Single-dose schedules are used in some Latin American...
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has created a concept paper that addresses the need to establish a guideline on the quality aspects of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, emphasizing the number of clinical trial...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and EMA’s COVID-19 task force (ETF) have concluded that it is too early to consider using a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer’s Comirnaty and...