Lindsey Shapiro, PhD, science writer —

A third COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), researchers in Germany report. Antibodies against the virus and the ability to fight off more highly transmissible variants like delta dip over time after the second dose. But…

The European Commission has approved Tavneos (avacopan) as an add-on therapy for adults with severe granulomatosis polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) — the two main types of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Following the expected launch this year, Tavneos will be the first available oral therapy for…