Addiction
Researchers prep fentanyl, heroin vaccines for human trials
Researchers at the University of Montana and their partners are nearing human trials for vaccines to prevent fentanyl and heroin drug overdoses.
Aug 29, 2023
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Vaccination
Moderna to set up $500 mn mRNA vaccine facility in Kenya
US biotech company Moderna has finalized an agreement to set up a $500 million mRNA vaccine facility in Nairobi, Kenyan President William Ruto said Thursday.
Mar 30, 2023
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Vaccination
Push to develop mRNA vaccine patches
The global epidemic innovations fund said Tuesday it was working with a vaccine manufacturer to create a patch using mRNA technology, which would be easier to use against COVID.
Jan 17, 2023
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Health
Why some Latino communities fear the COVID-19 vaccine, and what can be done to help
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some people in medically underserved Latino communities avoided getting vaccinated due to fears of side effects, mistrust of health officials and vaccine manufacturers and discrimination from health ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Vaccination
FDA approves omicron-specific booster shots from Pfizer, Moderna
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave the green light to updated COVID-19 booster shots from both Pfizer and Moderna that target omicron variants, paving the way for the shots to get into American arms within ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency panel on July 21
The World Health Organization said Thursday it would reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on July 21 to decide whether the outbreak constitutes a global health emergency.
Jul 14, 2022
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Vaccination
Spectacular success of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines just a glimpse of their full potential
The "spectacular" success of mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine technology against SARS-CoV-2 provides "just a glimpse of their full potential", according to the authors of a Perspective published by the Medical Journal ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Vaccination
FDA tells vaccine makers to update boosters to target omicron subvariants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has asked vaccine makers to update their COVID-19 booster shots to target the omicron subvariants known as BA.4 and BA.5.
Jun 30, 2022
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Vaccination
Biotechnology platforms enable fast, customizable vaccine production
When COVID-19 created an urgent need for vaccines that could be made quickly, safely and cost-effectively, traditional manufacturing approaches were not sufficient to meet the demand. Biopharmaceutical companies therefore ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Vaccination
Time to remove vaccine mandates? Not so fast—it could have unintended consequences
Several Australian states have used mandates to drive up COVID vaccination rates. Governments justified the mandates on the basis of preventing the spread of disease and protecting the vulnerable.
Apr 13, 2022
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