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Recon: Biden and Democrats face dilemma on vaccine mandates; EU to discuss joint recognition of vaccine certificates with Russia

ReconRecon | 08 July 2021 |  By 

Recon: Biden and Democrats face dilemma on vaccine mandates; EU to discuss joint recognition of vaccine certificates with Russia

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In Focus: US
  • U.S. FDA narrows patient group for Biogen's Alzheimer's drug (Reuters)
  • Alzheimer antibody rush begins, as efficacy concerns remain (Nature)
  • AstraZeneca-Amgen drug gets FDA speedy review as asthma treatment (Reuters)
  • Death rates are declining for many common cancers in the U.S., report finds (STAT)
  • HHS head: 'Absolutely the government's business' to know people's vaccine status (The Hill)
  • The Memo: Biden and Democrats face dilemma on vaccine mandates (The Hill)  
  • Cancer still dominates orphan drug approvals: Data Byte (BioCentury)
 
In Focus: International
  • Analysis: UK PM Johnson's new COVID gamble worries some scientists (Reuters)
  • COVAX aims to deliver 520 mln vaccine doses to Africa this year (Reuters)
  • WHO sounds alarm as global deaths top 4 million, delta spreads to 100 countries (Washington Post)
  • Cuba’s New Covid-19 Vaccine Finds Testing Ground in Venezuela (WSJ)
  • Twin epidemics in Haiti, violence and coronavirus, usher in ‘critical phase’ in wake of assassination (Washington Post)
  • Vaccinated UK residents returning to England will be allowed to bypass quarantine (The Hill)
  • Kuano raises £1m to further develop AI drug discovery platform (Pharma Times)
  • Broader reimbursement supports flagging Zolgensma sales (Pharmaletter)
Coronavirus Pandemic
  • Olympics bans spectators after Tokyo declares COVID-19 emergency (Reuters)
  • EU could discuss joint recognition of COVID-19 vaccine certificates with Russia -TASS (Reuters)
  • New, deadlier COVID-19 variant 'Lambda' detected in more than 30 countries (Economic Times)
  • Japan PM Suga: coronavirus infections rising in Tokyo area due partly to Delta variant Reuters)
  • Indonesia sees record 38,391 new coronavirus infections (Reuters)
  • S. Korea eyes semi-lockdown in Seoul as COVID-19 cases hit daily record (Reuters)
  • New study on delta variant reveals importance of receiving both vaccine shots, highlights challenges posed by mutations (Washington Post)
  • Can we stretch existing Covid vaccines to inoculate more people? Experts are divided (STAT)
  • Study finds lower COVID-19 infection prevalence in fully vaccinated people (Pharma Times) 
Pharma & Biotech
  • CRO Parexel to be acquired by Goldman Sachs in $8.5b deal (Outsourcing Pharma)
  • Sanofi, GSK get Indian approval for late-stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine (Reuters)
  • The headwinds to making generics in the U.S. (Politico)
  • Pediatric Cancer: US FDA May Invite European Regulators To Observe ‘Type F’ Meetings With Sponsors (Pink Sheet)
  • US FDA’s In-Person Foreign Inspections Remain On House Appropriators’ Minds (Pink Sheet)
  • House Appropriations Committee Embraces Clinical Trial Issues In FY 2022 US FDA Budget Bill (Pink Sheet)
  • AstraZeneca takes a chance on the STING pathway with F-star (Endpoints)
  • HHS withdraws Trump-era plan to allow more personal drug, insulin imports (Endpoints)
  • ChemoCentryx Addresses FDA Advisory Panel Questions in Amendment to Filing on Vasculitis Drug  (Rare Daily)
  • J&J, Sid Mukherjee's Vor team up to pair bispecifics with engineered stem cells for blood cancer (Endpoints)
  • A bright future for LAG-3? Top analysts see an arms race in the making, but drugmakers need a biology breakthrough (Endpoints)
  • Phase III Analyses Prompt Partial Clinical Hold On Oncopeptides's Melflufen Studies (Scrip)
  • Humira's reign as TV ad king is over as AbbVie shifts spending to Rinvoq and Skyrizi (Fierce)
  • A Mubadala-backed biotech is using patient tumor tissue grown in a petri dish to change precision oncology (Endpoints)
  • Dow Plunges 500 Points As Delta Variant Fears Rattle Markets (Forbes)
  • Merck partners with Innervia on bioelectronic therapy development (Pharma Times)
 
Medtech
  • Sonde’s voice health tracking comes to Qualcomm’s smartphone chips (STAT)
  • FDA Revokes EUAs for Certain Non-NIOSH-Certified Respirators (Medtech Intelligence)
  • Automated Software Validation: Fast-Tracking MES Implementations in Regulated Environments (Medtech Intelligence)
  • Romania’s Implementation Of EU MDR Tightens Local Device Advertising And Promotion Rules (Medtech Insight)
  • COVID-19 Assay’s False-Negative Results Culminate In Class I Recall Designation From FDA (Medtech Insight)
  • Surmodics in Bid to Expand its Thrombectomy Portfolio (MD+DI)
  • Report: Addiction treatment apps pose privacy risks (MedCity News)
 
Government, Regulatory & Legal
  • Pharmacy exec in deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak gets stiffer, 14-1/2 year prison term (Reuters)
  • Dexcom, Abbott File Dueling Lawsuits On Diabetes Management Technology (Medtech Insight)
  • A unicorn built on lies? Founders of Sanofi partner may face 20 years in prison for allegedly profiting from stolen Genentech trade secrets (Endpoints)
  • Ethicon Says Fla. Pelvic Mesh Suit Was Filed Too Late (Law360)
  • Boston Marriott Won't Get Early Win In Virus Coverage Row (Law360)
  • 5 States Reach a Deal With Purdue Pharma, Moving Toward a $4.5 Billion Opioids Settlement (NYT)
  • FDA Denies Most of BMS Petition to Block Abraxane Generics (FDA News)
  • Paper industry, drugmakers spar over requirement to print prescribing information (The Hill)
  • bluebird bio lodges counterclaim against Spark Therapeutics (PMLive)
  • RICO Claims Whacked In Another Zantac Ruling (Drug and Device Law)
  • Stryker inks $15M settlement to resolve Conformis patent dispute (MedTech Dive)
  • Alere Agrees to Pay $38.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations (DOJ)
     
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