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mRNA universal influenza vaccine enters clinical trials

Drug Discovery World

A clinical trial of an experimental universal influenza vaccine developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) has begun enrolling volunteers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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UK approval for dengue virus vaccine candidate

Drug Discovery World

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorisation for Takeda’s vaccine candidate Qdenga for active immunisation against dengue infection from four years of age. The post UK approval for dengue virus vaccine candidate appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Study shines a light on representation in clinical research

Drug Discovery World

A diversity study has shown that clinical trials should use real world diseases epidemiology data, rather than US Census Bureau race and ethnicity data, to ensure enrolment reflects the populations affected by different diseases. It also showed that GSK trial enrolment for each condition differed by race and ethnicity.

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Dr Gonzalez-Aseguinolaza recognised for gene therapy research

Drug Discovery World

A career in gene therapy Dr Gonzalez-Aseguinolaza began her career working on the development of gene-based vaccines against parasitic infections like malaria at the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas in Madrid, Spain, and the University of New York, USA.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Propose Expansion of Pivotal COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration to expand the enrollment of their Phase 3 pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial to up to approximately 44,000 participants which also allows for the enrollment of new populations. The pivotal trial is event-based and there are many variables that will ultimately impact read-out timing.

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Deliberate Dysentery

Codon

Today, refined versions of these human challenge studies have become standard practice in testing vaccines for vector-borne diseases (e.g., yellow fever, malaria, and dengue), evaluating new drugs or treatments, and studying pathogenesis, the process by which a disease develops. Why are challenge trials becoming more popular?

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COADMINISTRATION OF ITS 20-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE

The Pharma Data

The primary objective in the trial is to describe safety when both vaccines are co-administered, with follow up six months after vaccination. Secondary objectives are to describe immune responses produced by each of the vaccines. Secondary objectives are to describe immune responses produced by each of the vaccines.

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