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The Daily Biotech Pulse: FDA Wants Omicron-Targeted COVID-19 Boosters, Provention Bio Clears Hits Hurdle For Diabetes Prevention Drug, Oxford Biomedica, AstraZeneca Strike Vaccine Pact

Benzinga Real-time News ·  Jul 1, 2022 08:54

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

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FDA Expert Panel Favors COVID-19 Boosters Targeting Omicron BA.4, BA.5 Subvariants

The FDA's independent experts voted to include a SARS-CoV-2 omicron component in COVID-19 vaccines that would be used for boosters in the U.S. beginning in fall 2022.

The panel has advised manufacturers to develop modified vaccines that add an omicron BA.4/5 spike protein component to the vaccine composition to create a two-component (bivalent) booster vaccine.

Genmab Plans To File US Application For Epcoritamab In Blood Cancer Setting

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