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AMRI Signs Supply Agreement with AstraZeneca to Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccine

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The company has signed on to help manufacture AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, intended to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. AMRI is proud to partner with AstraZeneca in pursuit of a vaccine that could protect people against the coronavirus pandemic,” said John Ratliff, CEO of AMRI, in a statement.

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Study provides insight on how to build a better flu vaccine

Scienmag

New approach enables scientists to see how immune system responds to vaccination Flu season comes around like clockwork every year, and sooner or later everyone gets infected.

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Zydus starts Phase II COVID-19 vaccine trial; Taysha raises $95M; FDA declines DBV’s peanut allergy patch; Combating COVID-19 with decoy target

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Zydus starts phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine trial after clearing safety test. Zydus Cadila has finished a phase 1 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D, setting it up to move straight into a 1,000-subject phase 2 study. Zydus has only said that the vaccine was well tolerated by people who received it in the first phase of the trial.

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The Lancet: New polio vaccine against strain that threatens eradication is safe and generates immune response in adults, young children, and infants

Scienmag

Phase 2 trials in 1,200 adults, young children, and infants suggest new poliovirus vaccine may have the potential to overcome outbreaks caused by a mutated polio strain linked to the oral vaccine that typically circulates in areas of low immunisation coverage, and poses one of biggest barriers to eradication.

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Minimal SARS-CoV-2 diversity suggests a global vaccine is feasible

Scienmag

Genetic analysis of sequences from more than 27,000 individuals infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 reveals that the virus has mutated minimally since December 2019, suggesting one vaccine would be sufficient to combat global infections.

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Scientists reach new milestone in vaccine development for leishmaniasis

Scienmag

Scientists reach new milestone in vaccine development for neglected tropical disease Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines.

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Vaccine researchers testing human hookworm vaccines in Brazil

Scienmag

A team at the George Washington University Vaccine Research Unit has developed a controlled human hookworm infection model, accelerating the development of human hookworm vaccines WASHINGTON (August 26, 2020) – A team led by researchers at the George Washington University (GW) has established a controlled human hookworm infection (CHHI) model (..)