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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

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

Medical Xpress

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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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.

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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.