Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
EU proposes joint approach to develop COVID-19 drugs
The European Commission proposed Thursday that EU nations join forces to develop and deploy COVID-19 drugs across the 27-nation bloc.
May 6, 2021
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Medical research
Only 41% of people would sign up for COVID-19 trials, says new report
Research conducted by the University of Birmingham shows in order to have an effective COVID-19 vaccination rollout it has to be widely accepted by the entire population.
May 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trial results show efficacy against the B.1.351 variant in SA study
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) today published findings of the Phase 2b clinical trial conducted in South Africa.
May 6, 2021
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Promising malaria vaccine enters final stage of clinical testing in West Africa
The annual death toll from malaria is over 400,000, with most of these deaths amongst children in sub-Saharan Africa. There has been little improvement noted in the last 5 years despite the large amounts of funding allocated ...
May 5, 2021
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Pediatrics
Novavax starts COVID-19 vaccine trials on children
US biotech firm Novavax said Monday it had started clinical trials of its proposed COVID-19 vaccine on children, in a program that will involve up to 3,000 adolescents aged 12-17.
May 3, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Could the COVID vaccines affect your period? We don't know yet—but there's no cause for concern
Over recent weeks, news reports have indicated some women are experiencing irregularities in their menstrual cycles after receiving a COVID vaccine.
Apr 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New malaria vaccine proves highly effective – and COVID shows how quickly it could be deployed
Coronavirus vaccines have been developed and deployed in record time, but as global rollout has progressed, too few doses have been made available in low-income countries. It's a stark reminder that when it comes to infectious ...
Apr 23, 2021
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Medical research
Rare side effects from COVID vaccines may have been seen in 15 year old animal studies
Norwegian biologist Gro Amdam writes this in an email to ScienceNorway from the U.S., where she is professor at Arizona State University.
Apr 23, 2021
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Malaria vaccine becomes first to achieve WHO-specified 75% efficacy goal
Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have today reported findings from a Phase IIb trial of a candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, which demonstrated high-level efficacy of 77% over 12-months of ...
Apr 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
MERS DNA vaccine induces immunity, protects from virus challenge in preclinical model
A synthetic DNA vaccine candidate for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) developed at The Wistar Institute induced potent immune responses and afforded protective efficacy in non-human primate (NHP) models ...
Apr 22, 2021
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