Sanofi’s Combo Vaccine for Flu and COVID-19 Gets FDA Fast Track

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to two Sanofi combination vaccine candidates to prevent influenza and COVID-19 infections in individuals 50 years of age and older. Both candidates combine two already licensed and authorized...

Uncovering the specialized immune cells that fight COVID-19

Mass cytometry analysis of B cells reveals distinct groups of activated and resting memory B cell populations. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50997-4 Vaccines work by equipping our immune systems to fight an invading virus. When we get...

GSK Pays $430M Upfront for CureVac’s COVID-19, Flu mRNA Vaccines

GSK on Wednesday announced it is restructuring an existing collaboration agreement with German biotech CureVac, focusing on their investigational mRNA vaccines for influenza and COVID-19 while withdrawing from other infectious disease projects. Under the amended...