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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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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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Coronavirus: Missing school is worse than virus for children – Whitty

The Pharma Data

He said it was unlikely there would be a vaccine in 2020 but there was a “reasonable chance” of a working jab being ready for the following winter in 2021-22. But this rare interview reveals a lot more about his own views on how the virus is developing. Will children spread the virus to grandparents?

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Health Highlights: Dec. 28, 2020

The Pharma Data

The test is needed to guard against the spread of a new form of the virus found in the U.K. EU Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign. Starting with health care workers and the elderly, the European Union has begun a massive program to vaccinate millions against COVID-19, according to the Associated Press. © 2020 HealthDay.

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Day Zero Antivirals for Future Pandemics

Codon

He also explains how they could be used to combat pandemics on “day zero,” well before vaccines are developed. After the outbreak ended, it took another three years for the first Ebola vaccine by Merck to be approved. Timelines for vaccine development are shrinking, but can it move even faster?

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Are Scientists Close to a ‘Universal’ Flu Vaccine?

The Pharma Data

7, 2020 — Scientists say they may be getting closer to creating a universal flu vaccine. In an early-stage clinical trial with 65 volunteers in the United States, an experimental vaccine triggered strong immune responses to a wide range of flu virus strains and subtypes. MONDAY, Dec.

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine Candidate for the Prevention of RSV in Infants from Birth up to Six Months of Age by Active Immunization of Pregnant Women

The Pharma Data

The FDA decision is informed by the results of the Phase 2b proof-of-concept study of RSVpreF (NCT04032093), a global, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study that assessed the safety and immunogenicity of RSVpreF in healthy pregnant women ages 18 through 49 years old, who were vaccinated between 28- and 36-weeks gestation, and their infants.

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