Getting vaccines to people who need them isn't always easy. Many vaccines require cold storage, making it difficult to ship them to remote areas that don't have the necessary infrastructure.
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Researchers are reporting progress on the path to a "universal" flu vaccine—one that would battle all strains of the virus and give the world a weapon against future flu pandemics.
Apr 20, 2023
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A new HIV vaccine from Scripps Research has shown a significantly improved ability to neutralize the virus in preclinical tests, and it will soon be studied in healthy people who volunteer to participate in clinical trials.
Apr 20, 2023
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Since the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines, there has been an ongoing debate about whether vaccinations or natural immunity provide superior protection. New research shows that while both build immunity to the virus, ...
Apr 19, 2023
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A low-cost, protein-based COVID-19 vaccine tested in rhesus monkeys by Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues offered immunity against known variants for at least one year. Researchers hope the vaccine, which can remain ...
Apr 18, 2023
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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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Testing the efficacy of a vaccine candidate is typically a long process, with the immune response of an animal model taking around two months.
Apr 12, 2023
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Every year, norovirus causes hundreds of millions of cases of food poisoning—and the deaths of at least 50,000 children—yet there exists no real way to control it. The virus has proven exceptionally difficult to study ...
Apr 11, 2023
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In August 2022, U.S. health officials declared mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) a public health emergency. At that time, however, the national supply of the approved preventative treatment—the smallpox/mpox vaccine Jynneos—was ...
Apr 10, 2023
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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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