Conducting well-designed structured studies is important when formulating any vaccine. For live viral vaccines, some challenges include limited analytical tools and inherent variability that make evaluation difficult.
Read the rest of the postAnimated bubble plot of cumulative COVID-19 cases & deaths by country.
Read the rest of this postInnovation is continually taking place for a generation of new vaccines to meet patient needs across the globe. We focus here on two live attenuated viral vaccines that have quite different profiles; the first, dengue, a disease where no vaccine exists and the second, influenza, a disease for which there have been a number of vaccines available over the decades yet none that are universal.
Read the rest of this postA vaccine to protect against Chlamydia has taken a step closer to licensure after successful phase 1 clinical trials. The clinical studies were performed at Imperial College London and demonstrated the safety of the vaccine.
Read the rest of this postOf the many medical breakthroughs over the past three decades, few have been as promising as gene therapy. Unlike traditional treatments which seek to treat or manage diseases, or disorders by introducing agents outside the body, gene therapy uses the body itself to fight off such conditions.
Read the rest of this postCEPI awards US$21 million to Themis Bioscience
Read the rest of this postChikungunya Vaccine receives FDA Fast Track Designation
Read the rest of this postFluGen’s Influenza Vaccine Succeeds in Phase 2 Human Challenge Trial
Read the rest of this postTakeda Vaccine's Dengue Vaccine meets its Primary Endpoints in Phase III Efficacy Trial.
Read the rest of this postI'm currently attending the World Vaccine Congress 2018 in Washington to hear the latest musing from the sector's thought leaders and also find out about the latest technologies that are being used in the production of vaccines globally.
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