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Will NIH Learn from Myriad when Settling Its mRNA Inventorship Dispute with Moderna?

Bill of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is currently embroiled in a dispute over the ownership of patent rights to Moderna’s flagship mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273). If so, NIH, their employer, would be a co-owner of the vaccine technology and could, in theory, make it more broadly available around the world.

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Roundup: India's CoWIN to track all vax status and more briefs

Healthcare It News

The Indian government is upgrading its COVID-19 vaccination platform, CoWIN, to digitally track people's vaccination status against common preventable diseases, including measles, rubella and COVID-19. India upgrades CoWIN to track all vax status.

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Report: Pharma R&D ROI Falls to Lowest Level in 13 Years

HIT Consultant

Between 2013 and 2019, the expected returns of the original cohort continue to fall year-on-year while the much higher returns experienced initially by the extension cohort fell more dramatically, resulting in a convergence in the IRR of the two cohorts to an all-time low in 2019. However, between 2010 and 2015, the IRR fell from 10.1

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Tobacco Issues Awaiting Robert Califf at the FDA

Bill of Health

In addition to fielding scrutiny over mifepristone access , reviewing opioid regulations , and handling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment approvals in the midst of a pandemic, Califf will be overseeing the FDA at a time when public health advocates are anticipating agency action on several tobacco issues.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 4 | Monthly Update 2021

SQA

Backgrounder – Government of Canada Investments in Biomanufacturing, Development of COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics, and Research, 18 May 2021. That’s why the government is implementing a multi-faceted procurement strategy to provide a COVID-19 vaccine to every Canadian who wants one by September.

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SQA News | Year End 2020

SQA

SQA is proud to be supporting Hellmann in delivering COVID-19 vaccines around the world. “We Diana had been working for SQA for 10 years when she left in 2013 to help her husband with his transmission shop. SQA’s global presence has been recognized in Outlook magazine. After obtaining a B.S.

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Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice

Bill of Health

Despite pediatric COVID-19 vaccine availability, many youth remain unvaccinated , and are thus at higher risk of life-altering outcomes as a result of contracting COVID-19. [1]. Specific to the COVID-19 vaccine, children under age 18 in most jurisdictions will require parental consent. [8].