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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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Discovery and development of COVID?19 vaccine from laboratory to clinic

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Challenges involved in vaccines formulation were also featured. Use of computational methods and models for vaccine development has revolutionized the traditional methods of vaccine development. Main role of mRNA vaccines in the COVID-19 challenge was discussed.

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Advancing vaccine design: potential of peptide mimicry

Drug Target Review

In a new development, a recent paper published in Biology Methods & Protocols by Oxford University Press has highlighted a promising avenue for enhancing vaccine efficacy against infectious pathogens like the COVID-19 virus. Since December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection has become a worldwide urgent public health concern.

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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. For example, US Census Bureau data indicates 13.4%

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Scientists use genomics to counter antimicrobial resistant typhoid

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Genome sequencing has been used to study typhoid fever in a study in Zimbabwe and understand how the disease has evolved to be resistant to treatment. In response, an emergency reactive vaccination campaign using Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) was initiated in suburbs of Harare in 2019, providing moderate protection.

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2.3 Percent of Kindergarteners Not Up to Date With MMR in 2019-2020

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Percent of Kindergarteners Not Up to Date With MMR in 2019-2020. percent of kindergarteners were not up to date with measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination and did not have an exemption in the 2019 to 2020 school year, according to research published in the Jan. The researchers found that vaccination coverage was 94.9,

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