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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

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Only a few weeks into the new year, the prospect of getting a successful advanced HIV vaccine shrank after the discontinuation of yet another late-stage trial. On January 18, Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary, stated that its vaccine was not effective in preventing HIV infections.

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Moderna’s Covid-19 shot gets Australian TGA provisional approval for kids

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Moderna has received provisional registration from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for its messenger RNA (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for kids aged six months to five years. The 25µg two-dose vaccine regimen is indicated for active immunisation for the prevention of Covid-19.

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One dose of Regeneron’s COVID antibody protects for eight months

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A single dose of the COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy developing Regeneron reduced the risk of contracting the virus by around 82% for up to eight months, according to new trial data. The rate of COVID-19 vaccination was balanced between the two groups. That was down from almost $2.6

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2022 in review: Drug development milestones for tropical diseases

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Novel therapeutics and vaccines for malaria. In September, researchers from Oxford University shared their findings from a Phase IIb study with a more efficacious malaria vaccine called R21, which met the WHO’s 75% efficacy threshold. Both vaccines are based on recombinant proteins and attack the parasite during the sporozoite stage.

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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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