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mRNA universal influenza vaccine enters clinical trials

Drug Discovery World

A clinical trial of an experimental universal influenza vaccine developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) has begun enrolling volunteers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The first healthy volunteer was dosed with the vaccine in Australia as part of the bacTRL-Spike COVID-19 Phase I clinical trial.

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Health Canada grants expanded authorisation for Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

Health Canada has granted expanded authorisation for Novavax ’s Covid-19 vaccine (Recombinant protein, Adjuvanted) [Nuvaxovid; NVX-CoV2373] as a homologous booster for usage in adults aged 18 and above. The vaccine is indicated for active immunisation to prevent the disease.

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Early data shows Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine produces immune response

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A trial of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has shown the jab produces an immune response, although the study was too small to produce conclusive findings, particularly on safety. The vaccine also produced a T-cell response within 28 days, a secondary outcome.

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COVID-19 vaccine development: Setback for Sanofi and GSK candidate, University of Queensland and CSL abandon trial

BioPharma Reporter

Sanofi and GSK announced a delay on Friday in their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine program to improve immune response in the elderly, saying clinical trials showed an insufficient immune response in older people.

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‘Proactive’ vaccine can protect against unknown future coronaviruses

Drug Discovery World

Researchers have developed a new vaccine technology that can provide protection against a broad range of coronaviruses with potential for future disease outbreaks – including ones we don’t know about yet. By training the immune system to attack these regions, it gives protection against other coronaviruses not represented in the vaccine.

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Second-Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV, Demonstrates Improved Immune Response and Protection in Preclinical Study

The Pharma Data

The study assessed cynomolgus macaques vaccinated with 12µg of either the first or second-generation vaccine candidate. During challenge with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, animals vaccinated with CV2CoV were found to be better protected based on highly effective clearance of the virus in the lungs and nasal passages.