Pfizer and BioNTech countersue Moderna in Covid-19 patent row big pharma Pfizer and German partner BioNTech shot back at competitor Moderna last night in the latest jab in the Covid-19 vaccine patent lawsuit. The sparring over allegations from Moderna that Pfizer and BioNTech violated the rights its three patents it created prior to the pandemic has been ongoing since August. All three companies are also embroiled [...]
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Novavax dials back revenue expectations despite Covid-19 jab success pharmaceuticals Novavax, an American biotech firm, has dialled back its revenue expectations, despite roaring success from its Covid-19 vaccine. In a statement last night, the company announced that it now forecasts full year revenue to be on the low end of its previously forecast range of between $2bn (£1.7bn) and $2.3bn (£2bn). The company, which was [...]
Moderna rejects request from China for Covid-19 vaccine technology October 2, 2022 Moderna has reportedly refused a request from China to reveal the technology behind its Covid-19 vaccine. The rejection prompted negotiations for its sale there to fall apart, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The US pharmaceutical company remains “eager” to sell its product in China after negotiations between 2020 and 2021 [...]
Moderna to sue Pfizer over Covid vaccine tech August 26, 2022 Moderna has said it will be suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement for the first Covid-19 vaccine.
NGOs including Oxfam and Save the Children call on Covid-19 Inquiry to probe global impact of UK vaccine buying August 22, 2022 A string of NGOs, including Oxfam, have called on the chair of the Government’s Covid-19 Inquiry to probe the impacts of UK pandemic policy on the global stage. In a letter to chair Baroness Hallett today, the NGOs said: “Given the inquiry’s focus on the impact of the pandemic on inequalities, this should include [...]
Government braces to fund ‘substantial’ number of Covid-19 vaccine liabilities July 13, 2022 The government is bracing to fund a “substantial” number of liabilities relating to negative impacts from Covid-19 jabs, having spent more than £34bn on the vaccine rollout so far. The Department of Health and Social Care told vaccine manufacturers at the start of the programme that it would cover future claims against producers for [...]
NHS agrees to pay £120k in damages to bereaved fiancee in covid first June 21, 2022 A woman whose fiance died after taking the covid jab has claimed to have received the first covid vaccine damage payment of £120,000.
Novavax Covid-19 vaccine shipments held up by regulatory processes February 8, 2022 Novavax, the maker of the Covid-19 vaccine most recently approved by the UK’s medicines regulator, has reportedly delivered a small fraction of the two billion doses it has promised this year. The US biotech firm has delayed its first-quarter shipments in Europe and lower income countries such as the Philippines, Reuters first reported, citing public [...]
New Covid-19 vaccine wins regulatory approval in UK February 3, 2022 A new Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by the UK’s medicines watchdog, making it the fifth jab to be authorised for use in the country. The Nuvaxovid vaccine, developed by US biotech firm Novavax, will add another string to the UK’s vaccine bow, with 71 per cent of the population having received at least two [...]