After US FDA authorization for additional COVID vaccine shots, the focus now shifts to CDC’s advisory committee, which may be concerned about variations in eligible populations, timing and dosing when it comes to giving a booster different from the primary vaccination series.

Results from a large Swedish study provide further evidence that mixing different COVID-19 vaccines boosts effectiveness. Meanwhile, Japan plans new funding to support the home-grown development of coronavirus and other vaccines. 

The company is currently providing its COVID-19 vaccine on a not-for-profit basis but expects that will change as the pandemic phase of the crisis abates.

From the latest COVID-19 advances to the emergence of a game changer for heart failure, Scrip’s editor in chief Eleanor Malone reviews the big stories of the past three months. Safety issues around JAK inhibitors and AAV vector-based gene therapy were also to the fore, while biopharma financing continued apace.