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In-human trial begins for first potential Nipah virus vaccine

Drug Discovery World

The first clinical trial participants have received doses of the ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine at the University of Oxford. Nipah virus is mostly found in South-East Asia that can be fatal in up to 75% of cases. This trial is a step forward in efforts to build a suite of tools to protect against this killer virus.

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Could a modified cold sore virus cure brain cancer?

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A team of scientists in the US and the UK are combining a genetically modified cold sore virus with a cancer vaccine to treat an aggressive type of brain cancer in children. The researchers will use a genetically engineered herpes simplex virus type 1 to eliminate cancer cells. million of funding for this research project.

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FDA approves first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer’s bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine Abrysvo in individuals 60 years and older. A vaccine to help prevent RSV had been an elusive public health goal for more than half a century.

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Novel antibodies target ‘dark side’ of influenza virus protein

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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified antibodies targeting a hard-to-spot region of the influenza virus, shedding light on the relatively unexplored ‘dark side’ of the neuraminidase (NA) protein head.

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Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses

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MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet.The effort from a British team at the University of Cambridge is already showing promise in mouse.

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UK approval for dengue virus vaccine candidate

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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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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. The Clamp2 trial group showed a 2.5-fold fold boost in neutralising ‘titres’ and it was 2.1 in the Novavax group.