In an unusual move prompted by an enormous second wave of infections, India is accelerating approvals for COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorizations by other selected regulators or on the WHO’s emergency use list without a local bridging study. While this seems a prelude to permitting private sales, where will the supplies come from?

B+L’s novel therapy for a subset of dry eye disease hits both sign and symptom endpoints in the first of two Phase III studies. The product could add value to a planned spinout.

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AstraZeneca has sent a legal notice to Indian partner Serum Institute for non-delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. Will this and the entry of a new challenger, Sputnik V, in the Indian market affect Serum’s fortunes? Will the EMA and MHRA announcement on clotting incidents related to the AZ vaccine shrink demand for the partnered vaccine?