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The Next Generation of Vaccine Mega Trials

PPD

In the realm of vaccine development, mega trials — studies enrolling 5,000 subjects or more — have been instrumental in the fight against many pathogens, including influenza, rotavirus, malaria, RSV and most recently in the rapid development of vaccines against COVID-19.

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mRNA Therapeutics: Revolutionizing Treatment Beyond Vaccines

DrugBank

The COVID-19 pandemic brought mRNA to global prominence by developing highly effective vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. However, mRNA technology is not limited to infectious diseases. However, mRNA technology has introduced new possibilities, particularly in developing personalized cancer vaccines and combination therapies.

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THE LANCET: First phase 3 trial of a chikungunya vaccine candidate finds it is generally safe and provokes an immune response

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Peer-reviewed / Randomised Controlled Trial / People Study of healthy US adults found that a single dose of the VLA1553 vaccine candidate was generally safe, well tolerated and provokes an immune response.

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Covid vaccine: Trial of new coronavirus vaccine starts in UK

The Pharma Data

A trial of a new vaccine that appears to train the immune system to fight coronavirus has begun in the UK. The trial on 10,000 people will now see if the vaccine can prevent people getting ill. Some of the vaccines being developed for Covid-19 use either completely new or barely proven technologies. .

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NIH clinical trial of universal flu vaccine candidate begins

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Enrollment in a Phase 1 trial of a new investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate has begun at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Good Results in Late Trials

The Pharma Data

8, 2020 — AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, new data from late-stage trials shows. Overall, the vaccine protected against symptomatic disease in 70% of cases, according to a team led by researchers from Oxford University in England. TUESDAY, Dec. 8 in The Lancet.

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Sanofi and Translate Bio initiate Phase 1 clinical trial of mRNA influenza vaccine

The Pharma Data

Sanofi and Translate Bio initiate Phase 1 clinical trial of mRNA influenza vaccine. The trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a monovalent flu vaccine candidate coding for the hemagglutinin protein of the A/H3N2 strain of the influenza virus. JUNE 22 , 2021.