Vaccines

Australia faces flu vax shortage; Sanofi backs polio push;

> The early start to the Australian flu season has caused vaccine shortages. News

> Sanofi ($SNY) will provide 1.7 billion doses of the polio vaccine to support the eradication push. Item

> The Pentagon called for details of developmental ricin vaccines in the wake of recent mailings. Piece

> Unicef has begun using the 5-in-1 vaccine in Somalia to protect the country's children. Post

> Agenus reported positive Phase II data for the brain cancer vaccine it now plans to advance into late phase trials. Article

CEPI, which started to help prepare the world for new outbreaks, has awarded Inovio and Moderna money for vaccine work against the new coronavirus.

by Eric Sagonowsky Jan 23, 2020 3:11pm

As a new coronavirus spreads, vaccine researchers have started work on candidates against the virus—and one could enter the clinic in a few months.

by Eric Sagonowsky Jan 21, 2020 4:47pm

Merck's HPV vaccine Gardasil is delivering blockbuster sales as demand surges. But high demand has caused somewhat of a supply constraint.

by Eric Sagonowsky Jan 21, 2020 10:59am