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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna must face patent claims over its Covid-19 vaccine; Pfizer and BioNTech testing combo Covid and flu shot

STAT News

The early-stage study, which is being sponsored by BioNTech, aims to evaluate safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity, or the ability to generate an immune response. The single-dose vaccine candidate is a combination of Pfizer’s mRNA-based flu shot and the Omicron-tailored Covid-19 booster shot developed by both companies.

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Regeneron’s Antibody Drug Becomes First Approved Treatment for Ebola

XTalks

Ebola virus is transmitted through direct contact with blood, body fluids and tissues of infected people or wild animals, as well as with surfaces and materials – such as bedding and clothing – contaminated with these fluids.

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Top tweets: Covid-19 headed towards seasonality – and more

Pharmaceutical Technology

The phase 1 clinical trial will evaluate the safety and immune response of the vaccine in healthy individuals at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, the article detailed.

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How Can Rapid mRNA Quantification Enhance Multivalent Vaccine Development?

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Emerging evidence indicates that a multivalent mRNA vaccine encoding hemagglutinin antigens from all known influenza virus subtypes can elicit broad, cross-reactive antibody responses in animal models, demonstrating the potential of mRNA platforms to overcome challenges posed by antigenically variable viruses.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

XTalks

It was recently reported that the addition of an adjuvant to their vaccine led to enhanced immune responses that exceeded responses in convalescent serum from symptomatic COVID-19 patients. Novavax has also tested its recombinant SARS-CoV-2 nanoparticle adjuvanted vaccine in a Phase I/II trial.