Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Closing in on a universal flu vaccine
Unreliable yearly flu jabs could be a thing of the past as researchers close in on technology that will take down the deadly virus once and for all.
Jun 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dropping anti-Covid measures during vaccine rollout 'risks resistant variants'
Relaxing restrictions like mask-wearing and social distancing when most people have been vaccinated greatly increases the risk of vaccine-resistant variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, new research showed on Friday.
Jul 30, 2021
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Immunology
Nasal vaccine may aid fight against new viral variants
The emergence of COVID-19 variants such as delta and omicron have sent scientists scrambling to determine whether existing vaccinations and boosters are still effective against new strains of SARS-Cov-2.
Dec 10, 2021
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Immunology
Universal flu vaccine with nanoparticles that protects against six different influenza viruses in mice
A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine, according to a ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Delta variant makes COVID-19 vaccine even more important, even if you've already had the coronavirus
As someone who studies immune responses to respiratory infections, I've watched news of the emerging coronavirus variants with concern. I wondered whether vaccination or previous infection would provide protection against ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Severe flu season slams all but one state: CDC
(HealthDay)— The worst flu season in years is only getting worse, with 49 states now seeing widespread misery, U.S. health officials report.
Jan 13, 2018
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Here's what you need to know about the new flu vaccines for over-65s
In an attempt to avoid a repeat of last year's horror flu season, Health Minister Greg Hunt yesterday announced the government would fund two new flu vaccines in 2018 to try to better protect the elderly.
Feb 19, 2018
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Pfizer vaccine less effective against South African variant, study finds
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine is moderately less effective against the South African variant, but still neutralizes the British variant and the original ...
Mar 23, 2021
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Medical research
Vaccine research shows vigilance needed against evolution of more-virulent malaria
Malaria parasites evolving in vaccinated laboratory mice become more virulent, according to research at Penn State University. The mice were injected with a critical component of several candidate human malaria vaccines that ...
Jul 31, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Adding an adjuvant boosts vaccines ability to fight multiple flu strains
A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University and Fudan University has found that adding a certain adjuvant to a vaccine increased its ability to fight ...
