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Pfizer's new COVID-19 vaccine wins nod in KOR

By Lee, Hye-Kyung | translator Kang, Shin-Kook

24.09.02 05:09:41

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MFDS has quickly approved the vaccine within 2.5 months of forming a designated review team

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The new vaccine, JN.1, developed against emerging COVID-19 subvariant, received approval in South Korea.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced on August 30th that it had completed approval just under two and a half months after application was submitted. A designated review team was formed following the plan announced by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) to initiate COVID-19 vaccination.

The approved vaccine is Pfizer Korea's 'Comirnaty (bretovameran),' containing an mRNA molecule designed to produce a protein from JN.1 subvariant.

Because the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates over time, vaccines that target subvariants are being developed.
Lee, Hye-Kyung(hgrace7@dailypharm.com)
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