Researchers identify a potential biomarker for long COVID
On Aug. 11, 2025, Researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, and…
Novel immunologic surveillance study provides new insights into post-pandemic return of respiratory viruses
On Aug. 7, 2025, The first paper from a multi-year clinical research study has been published in The…
Pfizer and BioNTech Receive Positive CHMP Opinion for LP.8.1-adapted COVID-19 Vaccine in the European Union
On Jul. 25, 2025, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products…
Wastewater Measures of SARS-CoV-2 Accurately Predict Frequency of Symptomatic Infections in the Community
On Jul. 24, 2025, a University of Minnesota study shows that widespread immunity through vaccination or natural infection…
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China approving innovative drugs at record pace as discovery momentum shifts from the West
On Jul. 24, 2025, The China Times reported that China is making inroads in the race for innovative…
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AstraZeneca plans to invest $50 billion in America for medicines manufacturing and R&D
On Jul. 22, 2025, AstraZeneca announces $50 billion of investment in the United States by 2030, building on…
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Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost UK pandemic protection
On Jul. 17, 2025, a new world-leading biosecurity centre in Essex has been announced that will protect the…
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Global childhood vaccination coverage holds steady, yet over 14 million infants remain unvaccinated
On Jul. 15, 2025, in 2024, 89% of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least…
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Emergency vaccine response has cut infectious disease deaths by nearly 60% since 2000
On Jul. 14, 2025, researchers at Burnet Institute, in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have provided the…
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NIH suspends dozens of pathogen studies over ‘gain-of-function’ concerns
On Jul. 11, 2025, in response to White House concerns about allegedly risky research on viruses, bacteria, and…
Moderna Receives Full U.S. FDA Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine, Spikevax, in Children Aged 6 Months Through 11 Years at Increased Risk for COVID-19 Disease
On Jul. 10, 2025, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental…
Cognitive impairment Found 2 years after mild to severe SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Jul. 8, 2025, a study published in Nature showed the prevalence of cognitive impairment 2 years after…
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WHO Scientific advisory group issues report on origins of COVID-19
On Jun. 27, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens…
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NIH will reinstate 900 grants in response to court order
On Jun. 25, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) moved to reinstate about 900 grants that a…
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Amid multi-state measles outbreak, Poll Shows 79% of Americans support routine childhood vaccine requirements
On Jun. 25, 2025, in the midst of a multi-state measles outbreak, a poll by Harvard T.H. Chan…
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U.S. to stop financial support of global vaccine alliance Gavi
On Jun. 25, 2025, the U.S. will announced it will no longer contribute funding to Gavi, a global…
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Millions of children at risk as childhood vaccination coverage stalls globally
On Jun. 24, 2025, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) announced results from the Global Burden…
Your Smartwatch Might Know You’re Sick Before You Do — And It Might Help Stop Pandemics
On Jun. 23, 2025, Texas A&M research shows wearable health tech can detect infections like COVID-19 and flu…
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Kennedy replaces fired U.S. CDC panel members, includes anti-vaccine proponents
On Jun. 12, 2025, U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. named eight members to serve on a key…
Novavax’s COVID-19-Influenza Combination and Stand-alone Influenza Vaccine Candidates Showed Robust Immune Responses in Phase 3 Trial
On Jun. 11, 2025, Novavax announced results of the initial cohort of its COVID-19-Influenza Combination (CIC) and stand-alone trivalent…
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US Health Secretary Kennedy guts vaccine advisory committee
On Jun. 9, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all 17 members…
Moderna Received U.S. FDA Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine mNEXSPIKE
On May 31, 2025, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved mNEXSPIKE® (mRNA-1283),…
WHO, Africa CDC and RKI expand unique partnership to strengthen collaborative surveillance in Africa
On May 29, 2025, The World Health Organization (WHO), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)…
European Vaccines Hub for Pandemic Readiness Launches
On May 23, 2025, The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) of the European Commission, through the…
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U.S. excess deaths continued to rise even after the COVID-19 pandemic
On May 23, 2025 a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) led study revealed that there were…
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World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement
On May 20, 2025, member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally adopted by consensus the world’s…
New vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
On May 20, 2025, The Trump administration said it will limit approval for seasonal COVID-19 shots to seniors…
FDA approves Novavax COVID vaccine with new conditions
On May 17, 2025, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, but placed additional conditions…
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WHO and Medicines Patent Pool announce sublicensing agreement for rapid diagnostic test technology
On May 9, 2025, The World Health Organization (WHO) and Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced a sublicensing agreement…
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U.S. Hospitals No longer Required to Report COVID-19 Infection Data
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that hospitals are no…