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Covid-19 vaccination reduces risk of cardiac events

Drug Discovery World

Researchers have revealed that vaccination against Covid-19 is associated with fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues among people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2. The conclusions are based on analysis of the most extensive datasets in the United States by a team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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Clamp2 provides vaccine hope for future pandemics

Drug Discovery World

The University of Queensland is set to take a second-generation molecular clamp vaccine to a proof-of-concept human trial. . Importantly, this re-engineered technology does not pose any issue with diagnostic interference as was encountered in 2020.” . Clamp technology . The University of Queensland. .

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Fortifying vaccines through disease surveillance and data reporting  

Drug Discovery World

Shelley McLendon , SVP of Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Program Management at ICON, attended the World Vaccine Congress Europe from 16-19 October 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Additionally, to fully take advantage of the opportunity that surveillance provides for vaccine efficacy trials, institutional trust must be restored.

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The Vaccine Development Landscape and Its Associated Challenges

DrugBank

Vaccines have consistently demonstrated their efficacy in protecting people from infectious diseases. Yet, the recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the obstacles that are inherent today in the development of vaccines. Stabilizers play a crucial role in maintaining the vaccine's potency and integrity throughout its shelf life.

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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. The implications of this finding are far-reaching, as it holds the potential to revolutionize vaccine design.

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Addressing the grand challenge of global access to vaccines

Drug Target Review

The mad scramble 1 for -80°C freezers during the COVID-19 pandemic is a vivid illustration that we remain unprepared to harness the global potential of vaccine therapeutics. 2 However, it is not just problematic cold chains that limit access to life-saving vaccines.

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Russian application of Sputnik V vaccine for WHO vaccine prequalification among the first applications submitted

Drug Discovery Today

The Russian Federation has become one of the first countries to apply to WHO for prequalification of its vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection.

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