GSK’s first quarter following the demerger of its consumer health business sees the company raise its 2022 sales guidance to between 6-8%, up from 5-7% on its previous estimation.
Moderna is expanding its mRNA pipeline with three new development programs: with vaccine candidates against herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella-zoster virus (VSV) and a new checkpoint cancer vaccine.
Pfizer and BioNTech, in what will be the third mRNA vaccine collaboration between the two companies, are teaming up on the development of a vaccine for the prevention of shingles.
GSK is investing in ‘significant’ capacity expansion to support production of its shingles vaccine, which has been approved in China after clinical trials demonstrated 90% efficacy.