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    EMA starts evaluating Spikevax in young children

    EMA starts evaluating an application to extend the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, to children aged 6 to 11

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    Update on molnupiravir

    EMA starts a review to support possible national decisions on early use of oral antiviral molnupiravir, ahead of authorisation

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    Outcomes from the November meeting: updates on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and a medicine for blood cancers

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    EMA organises its 4th public meeting on COVID-19

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    EMA organises its 4th public meeting on COVID-19

    The meeting will take place on 25 November 2021 and will update European citizens on the approval and safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics in the EU

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    10/11/2021 COVID-19

    EMA starts evaluating use of COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax in children aged 6 to 11

    EMA has started evaluating an application to extend the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, to children aged 6 to 11. Spikevax is a vaccine for preventing COVID-19, currently authorised for use in people aged 12 years and older. It contains...

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    08/11/2021 COVID-19

    COVID-19: EMA and Heads of Medicines Agencies update on molnupiravir

    EMA starts review to support possible national decisions on early use The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have agreed on the need for additional guidance on COVID-19 treatments in light of rising rates of...

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    08/11/2021

    Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) 3-4 November 2021

    The Committee adopted by consensus a positive opinion for a marketing authorisation application for CircoMax (porcine circovirus vaccine (inactivated recombinant)) , from Zoetis Belgium SA, a new vaccine for the active immunisation of pigs against...

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    02/11/2021 COVID-19

    EMA ends rolling review of the antibodies bamlanivimab and etesevimab for COVID-19 following withdrawal by Lilly

    EMA has ended the rolling review of bamlanivimab and etesevimab, two antibodies for the treatment of COVID-19 developed by Eli Lilly Netherlands BV, after the company informed the Agency that it was withdrawing from the process. Since March 2021,...

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    29/10/2021 COVID-19

    Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 25-28 October 2021

    PRAC assessing further data on risk of myocarditis and pericarditis with mRNA vaccines EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) is assessing further data providing more information on the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with COVID-19...

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    29/10/2021

    Regulatory update - EMA encourages companies to submit type I variations for 2021 in November 2021

    The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is advising marketing authorisation holders to submit type IA and type IA IN variations for 2021 no later than Tuesday 30 November 2021. This will enable EMA to acknowledge the validity of the submissions before...

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