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Government funding to enable Phase II respiratory infection programme 

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The new funding will support the non-clinical toxicology and safety studies needed to enable a seasonal prophylaxis Phase IIb study to demonstrate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of intranasal INNA-051 in preventing respiratory illness in people aged 65 or older. “Early studies validated the safety of INNA-051 and provided proof of pharmacology (..)

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Successful clinical trial for re-engineered Covid vaccine 

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The University of Queensland’s re-engineered clamp platform has produced a vaccine that is equally safe and virus-neutralising as an approved Covid vaccine considered among the best in its class. He said: “CEPI is striving towards vaccines being developed within 100 days of a new virus emerging: a goal known as the 100 Days Mission.

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FDA Study Shows Pasteurization Kills Bird Flu in Milk

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dairy cows, reassuring new government research finds the pasteurization process widely used in the industry effectively kills all bird flu virus in milk.In MONDAY, July 1, 2024 -- As bird flu continues to spread among U.S. a health update posted.

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Partnership to execute next generation Covid-19 vaccines clinical trial

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Next generation Covid-19 vaccines could have the potential to expand the breadth of coverage against existing and future variants of the virus, extend the duration of protection, and offer better protection in the prevention of illness and transmission over the current state of vaccine technologies.

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Feds Announce New Measures to Monitor, Prevent Bird Flu

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dairy cows and the federal government on Friday announced a myriad of initiatives aimed at preventing the virus' mutation and spread in humans. FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 -- H5N1 avian flu is now infecting U.S. The illness is typically not fatal in.

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Engineered banana lectin could become broad spectrum antiviral 

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The researchers also showed that H84T BanLec protected mice from getting infected by the flu virus. . The team included scientists from Germany, Ireland, Canada, Belgium and the US, funded by the US and European governments, and by foundations. .

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How structural biology is informing vaccine design

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MA: Regarding vaccine development specifically, and the role my team plays in the development of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) technology, we see the study and dissemination of virus structures, and the proteins that comprise them, as vital to vaccine design. RA: How reliable are vaccines now for respiratory viruses such as flu?

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