Drug Approval | January 13, 2022
South Korea approves Novavax Covid-19 vaccine
Nuvaxovid is the first protein-based Covid-19 vaccine granted approval in South Korea
Nuvaxovid is the first protein-based Covid-19 vaccine granted approval in South Korea
This surpasses the number of approvals supported in 2020
Alzheimer's disease is a serious, progressive and devastating disease with few treatment options
Lupin had earlier received the U.S. FDA acceptance of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for Its proposed biosimilar
Kymriah, the first-ever FDA-approved CAR-T cell therapy, is currently available in 30 countries in one or more indications
The BLA is being submitted under the accelerated approval pathway and is primarily based on clinical, biomarker and safety data from the Phase 2b clinical trial in people with early AD and confirmed amyloid pathology
The submission to the US FDA has been initiated and they intend to file these data with the European Medicines Agency and other regulatory bodies in the coming weeks
The data suggest that a booster dose given within 6 to 12 months after the second dose may help maintain a high level of protection against COVID-19.
The approval is based on a multi-centre, single-arm, open-label pivotal clinical trial
If approved it will bring a second source of MMR vaccine to the US market
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