A new medicine to protect newborns and infants from RSV infection and a new treatment for DLBCL are among a dozen drugs that have been recommended for pan-EU approval.

FDA says warning to VPR Brands could be its first move to reign in sales of nicotine gummies. Statements on brand’s site could indicate sales of nicotine gummies for smoking cessation are on the rise even though the claim isn’t approved.

EU marketing authorization applications from Bayer for copanlisib and from Takeda for maribavir will be reviewed under standard timelines at the European Medicines Agency. 

A high profile panel including the WHO's chief scientist and ministers of Norway and South Africa discussed critical dimensions pertaining to coronavirus vaccines and risks of a “pandemic within a pandemic” with the emergence of  SARS-CoV-2 variants. Funding gaps at the ACT Accelerator and extending the shelf life of vaccines were also deliberated.