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Obesity is the top risk factor for severe COVID, study says

A study from 56 countries shows that obesity is the top risk factor for severe COVID-19 cases among those under age 40.

As part of an agreement that includes the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, Translate Bio will receive milestone payments of $50 million from Sanofi for successfully producing mRNA shots.  

Indianapolis CDMO Exelead has delivered its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, the company said. 

The worldwide case count stood at more than 173.3 million on Monday morning, with more than 3.7 million reported deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University's COVID-19 dashboard.

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An analysis by Connecticut-based data and drug development specialist Phesi shows that obesity is the most significant risk factor predicting severe cases of COVID-19 in people under age 40. The study included more than 166,000 people from 56 countries.  

Translate Bio, a developer and manufacturer of mRNA therapeutics, has achieved a milestone related to its collaboration with Sanofi. Reaching the standard will allow Translate to collect $50 million from Sanofi for support of a phase 1 clinical trial for its influenza vaccine candidate. Translate entered the agreement with Sanofi to develop up to five mRNA vaccines, including one targeting COVID-19.

Indianapolis-based CDMO Exelead has delivered its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The company expects to add 50 new jobs as part of the new collaboration. Exelead specializes in the manufacture of products that use liposome, lipid nanoparticle and pegylation technologies.

A Gallup poll shows that 76% of Americans are vaccinated or plan to be and that the rate has steadily risen since September of 2020, when only 50% of Americans said they would be inoculated. The poll, however, also reveals that roughly 1 in 5 in the U.S. will not seek vaccinations. Of those who said they would not seek them, 78% said they were unlikely to reconsider.

After promising lab results on hamsters, Swiss biotech Polypfor is considering its late-stage breast cancer candidate, balixafortide, as a COVID-19 treatment. A proof-of-concept study will be needed to initiate a phase 2 trial in COVID-19 patients. Story

Source: https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/covid-19-tracker-pfizer-vaccine-data-babies-could-come-by-september-spain-s-reig-jofre-to

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