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Immunization Roundup: FDA Approves FluMist, Updated Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine

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Catch up on important immunization news from the month of September.

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Pancreatic Cancer Dendritic Cell Vaccine Receives FDA Fast Track Designation

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The technology from Diakonos Oncology initiates a natural immune response that targets and eliminates cancer cells by activating cytotoxic TH1 cell signaling pathways.

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Treatment For Rare Immunodeficiency Disease Gets FDA Approval

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The drug Leniolisib, now with the brand name Joenja, treats APDA, a genetic disorder that impairs the immune system. Its annual list price will be $547,500.

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FDA authorizes new drug to protect immune compromised from Covid-19

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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized a new antibody to protect immunocompromised individuals against Covid-19.    The drug, known as Pemgarda and marketed by the biotech Invivyd, is the first such drug to become available since the agency pulled AstraZeneca’s Evusheld off the market in January 2023.

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FDA Grants Bimekizumab-Bkzx Approval for Treatment of Chronic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases

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Approved with 3 new indications, bimekizumab-bkzx is the first and only interleukin-17 inhibitor approved for these diseases.

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FDA Approves V116 for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Pneumonia

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V116 (Capvaxive; Merck) elicited higher immune responses than the comparator for the serotypes that are unique to the vaccine, according to studies submitted to the FDA.

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STAT+: Regeneron, Sanofi blockbuster Dupixent wins FDA approval for COPD

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Dupixent is already a blockbuster therapy for a range of immune-mediated diseases, but the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease greatly expands its reach — and could give it an edge over rival treatments in development. There are 300,000 such people in the U.S.,

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