Coronavirus Notebook: EMA Starts Review Of HIPRA’s COVID-19 Vaccine, Moderna To Set Up Australian mRNA Plant
Executive Summary
There is no shortage of news relating to potential new COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. Among other things, zapnometinib, an antiviral compound being developed by German firm Atriva, has shown strong efficacy against Omicron in a Phase I study. Also, Sweden’s ISR and Iconovo have expanded their collaboration deal to accelerate the development of an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine.
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