The US passed 1st dose of Chikungunya vaccine against the mosquito-borne virus. Chikungunya leads to symptoms such as fever and joint pains. At least five million chikungunya cases have been reported globally. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever vaccine against chikungunya, considering it an “emerging global health threat.” Chikungunya, transmitted … Read more
According to the MHRA, the UK’s independent medicines regulator is the first in the world to approve the Valneva medication. It’s the sixth coronavirus vaccination to be approved by the MHRA “Our approval of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Valneva today follows a comprehensive evaluation of the vaccine’s safety, quality, and effectiveness, as well as expert … Read more
PARIS: French-Austrian biotech firm Valneva on Tuesday said its Covid-19 vaccine received emergency authorisation for use in Bahrain, the first approval for its jab. Valneva committed to supplying the Gulf kingdom with one million doses in an advance purchase agreement last year and plans to deliver the first batches at the end of March. The … Read more
THE HAGUE: Europe’s drug watchdog launched an accelerated review Thursday of a Covid-19 vaccine by Franco-Austrian biotech firm Valneva, for which the EU has already signed a deal for up to 60 million doses. The jab — which uses “inactivated” viruses rather than the new mRNA technology of the Pfizer or Moderna shots — showed … Read more
