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BioNTech’s RNA vaccine sparks potential in pancreatic cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

Results published in Nature for a personalised pancreatic cancer vaccine that uses neoantigens from patients’ tumours have lent further support to early positive signals. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech, led to half of the patients with pancreatic cancer in the Phase I trial remaining cancer-free 18 months later.

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GSK speeds up the race to bring first RSV vaccine for older adults to market

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After decades of setbacks, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine field has bounced back with positive Phase III trial results in older adults. There are currently five players in the race, with vaccines in Phase III of development from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) , Pfizer , Johnson & Johnson , Moderna and Bavarian Nordic.

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Ghana becomes first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ghana’s Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has approved R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine in children aged 5 to 36 months, marking the first regulatory clearance for the University of Oxford-developed vaccine in any country in the world. Children between the ages of five and 36 months are at highest risk of death from malaria.

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UK MHRA grants authorisation for Moderna’s Covid-19 booster vaccine

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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted conditional authorisation for Moderna ’s Covid-19 booster vaccine, mRNA-1273.214 (Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron), for use in adults aged 18 years and above. It comprises mRNA-1273 (Spikevax) and a vaccine candidate that acts on the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ BA.1

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Meningitis vaccine comes to the forefront with impressive study results

Pharmaceutical Technology

A new vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India to fight meningococcal disease could help eliminate meningitis across Africa. The results from a trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine , found the vaccine was associated with a strong immune response and good safety profile. for serogroup W to 20.5

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UK MHRA approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 booster

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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 booster vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ original strain and the Omicron BA.4 Each booster dosage contains 15?g 1 vaccine as well as the safety results from a clinical trial underway.

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Disease X: WHO Warns Future Outbreak Just a Matter of Time

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With a fatality rate 20 times that of COVID-19, and no vaccine, Disease X could swiftly bring humanity to its knees. Few would be left untouched by the pathogen were it to gain hold, causing healthcare systems to crumble and economies to collapse as the world once again tried to contain a force of nature. […]