Public confidence in vaccines has plunged across sub-Saharan Africa since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study of 17,000 people, across eight countries, published today in the journal Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics.
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Adjuvants—ingredients that help boost the immune response in vaccines—have been used in vaccines for decades. But inducing a stronger immune response can result in more unwanted side effects, like swelling at the injection ...
Apr 5, 2023
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A study by scientists at the University of Oxford, has unveiled crucial insights into the way that COVID-19 vaccines mitigate severe illness in those who have been vaccinated.
May 3, 2024
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The current COVID-19 vaccines are designed to trigger an antibody response to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which is vulnerable to mutations that could make the vaccine less effective over time. Focusing on the T-cell instead, ...
Apr 13, 2023
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An experimental vaccine against human papillomavirus—HPV—appears to be safe, and most importantly, benefits patients who develop a rare airway cancer that manifests as recurrent obstructive growths requiring dozens, sometimes, ...
After helping to develop and test new mRNA technologies for COVID-19 vaccines, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers and scientists are turning their attention to utilizing this innovative technology ...
Apr 7, 2023
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An innovative study of a breast cancer vaccine is officially underway, as University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced on June 20 that the first participant had received her full course of the vaccine.
Jun 21, 2024
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Since September, 2022, bivalent mRNA vaccines—which contain elements from both the original wild type COVID strain and an updated component from the omicron strain—have replaced older style monovalent boosters in the ...
Apr 13, 2023
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A major clinical trial has found that an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose led to the majority of clinically extremely vulnerable people mounting defensive antibodies against COVID-19.
May 8, 2024
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At some point in their life, it's estimated that around 80% of people will be infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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