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Gritstone bio supports mRNA Covid-19 vaccine plans with Phase I publication

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Gritstone bio has reported interim results from an ongoing Phase 1 study evaluating the company’s self-amplifying mRNA (samRNA) vaccine as a boost against Covid-19 (CORAL-BOOST). The Phase I CORAL-BOOST dose-escalation trial (NCT05148962) evaluated Gritstone’s samRNA candidate (GRT-R910) in previously vaccinated healthy older adults.

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Valneva eyes first place in chikungunya vaccine race

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Valneva has moved a step closer to its goal of becoming the first company to file for approval of a vaccine against chikungunya virus in the US after reporting new clinical data today. Valneva estimates that the global market for vaccines against chikungunya could exceed $500 million annually by 2032.

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FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for Immunocompromised Individuals

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended its emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to incorporate a third dose for immunocompromised individuals. A small study from John Hopkins University has shown that a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine could indeed help immunocompromised patients.

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UAB researcher develops technology to aid COVID-19 vaccine immunity monitoring

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In advance of public vaccination, a quick and accurate COVID-19 antibody test will help determine the presence of neutralizing antibodies, the molecules that aid in protection against the virus. Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

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Temperature-stable tuberculosis vaccine safe, prompts immune response in first-in-human trial

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A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe and stimulated both antibodies and responses from the cellular arm of the immune system. A non-temperature stable form of the candidate previously had been tested in several clinical trials.

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FDA panel backs booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine

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An FDA advisory committee voted unanimously in favour of a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, as panellists suggested it should have been used as a two-dose regimen from the start. All told, 15 million people in the US have been vaccinated with Ad26.COV2.S,

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Antibody responses in COVID-19 patients could guide vaccine design

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Credit: NIAID, 2020 A comprehensive analysis of antibody responses in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients could inform the development of an effective vaccine, according to a study published September 10 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Chao Wu and Rui Huang of Nanjing University Medical School, and colleagues.