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APRIL 7, 2021

In this episode of the Xtalks Life Science Podcast, Ayesha discusses a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and Anti-Vax Watch that shows there are just 12 people behind 65 percent of all online anti-vaccine disinformation. Subscribe to the Xtalks Life Science Podcast to never miss a new episode.

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JUNE 21, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has green-lighted the first pneumonia vaccine specifically designed for adults 50 years of age and older. These numbers do not reflect the efficacies of the vaccines, which have not been compared head-to-head in any trial yet.

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XTalks

APRIL 26, 2021

After years of disappointing malaria vaccine trials, a malaria shot developed by researchers at the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford has demonstrated an unprecedentedly high efficacy of 77 percent, and may be the magic bullet the world has been waiting for against the deadly disease.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Last week, a study that “stumbled upon” a vaccine for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The vaccine was tested in rats and showed strong, immediate and long-lasting immune responses to confer protection against the disease. With the finding that 14-3-3?

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XTalks

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Moderna revealed the first interim results from a small, Phase I study of its mRNA-based influenza vaccine, which showed that the vaccine had no significant safety concerns and elicited immune responses against four strains of the influenza virus. First Trial Results for First mRNA Influenza Vaccine.

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JULY 20, 2021

The EMA has kicked off a rolling review of a COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline, which started a 35,000-patient phase 3 trial in May. So far the EU has approved four COVID-19 vaccines – two mRNA shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and two based on adenoviral vectors from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.

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XTalks

JUNE 24, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old, a much-awaited decision for some parents with young children. The vaccine had been authorized for use in adults 18 years of age and older.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The episode also features a discussion about Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement of the first trial results for their COVID-19 vaccine in young children five to 11 years of age. The data shows that the vaccine is safe, well-tolerated and elicits robust immune responses in this age group.

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JULY 26, 2021

Antibodies should be present in people who have previously exposed to the virus, or been vaccinated against it. Another player is FlowMetric Life Sciences, which launched its quantitative diagnostic – VaxEffect – in the US two weeks ago. The post Rapid COVID immune status test launched in UK, Ireland appeared first on.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

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. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. “We

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APRIL 18, 2022

Top COVID-19 mRNA vaccine maker BioNTech is setting out to explore new and improved delivery technologies for mRNA vaccines, recently announcing a collaboration with New Jersey-based lipid nanocrystal developer Matinas BioPharma. Related: BioNTech Unveils the BioNTainer, a Modular mRNA Vaccine Factory to Help Production in Africa.

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XTalks

JULY 28, 2021

Merck has scored US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its next-generation pneumonia vaccine Vaxneuvance that covers 15 different strains of the pneumococcal bacteria that causes the infection. This is seven more strains than its current winning vaccine Prevnar 13, which registered $5.95

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Adding to recent announcements from Pfizer and Moderna on the efficacy of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates, AstraZeneca and Oxford revealed today that their vaccine contender is 70 percent effective, and could be as high as 90 percent. Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Immune Responses in Early Clinical Trials.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In this episode, Ayesha discusses the FDA’s authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between five and 11 years of age. The editorial team discussed the positive trial data, the importance of vaccinating kids amid rising infections among younger children, as well as vaccine hesitancy among parents.

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XTalks

AUGUST 16, 2021

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.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has backed Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, Covovax (NVX-CoV2373), by granting it an emergency use listing (EUL). The company is awaiting on authorization of its vaccine from regulatory health bodies around the world, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A vaccine developed by Swedish company Diamyd Medical has demonstrated significant treatment efficacy in a predefined genetic subgroup of individuals with type 1 diabetes in a Phase IIb clinical trial. In the trial, the vaccine was injected directly into the lymph nodes of type 1 diabetic individuals.

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XTalks

JULY 2, 2021

There have been growing reports of women experiencing changes in their menstrual cycle after receiving a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Some women have said they got their periods early following vaccination, or that their periods were unusually heavy and/or painful. Related: Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against New Variants.

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MAY 7, 2021

As Novavax awaits emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373, the company shared new data this week on the vaccine’s efficacy against the South African B.1.351 That analysis also showed that the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine was 96.4

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Vaccines have been an integral piece of the global public health toolbox for over 200 years, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a new era in vaccine development with renewed interest in mRNA technology and unprecedented accelerated regulatory approvals. What are the major challenges you’re facing right now in vaccine development?

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MARCH 2, 2021

a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson, garnered emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate (Ad26.COV2.S) S) over the weekend, shortly after evaluation of study data from trials of the vaccine by the agency. Janssen Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Alexandre Le Vert, CEO and co-founder of Osivax, discusses the company’s breakthrough vaccine technology, oligoDOM, and how it’s driving the development of new influenza and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines that attack T-cells, providing a long-lasting effect. The technology. Antibodies cover the pathogen of the virus and neutralise it.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines have been a topic of conversation since the outbreak began, and last year’s US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have given the world hope to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. One country that has already vaccinated 1.8 Combating COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

As the rush for a COVID-19 vaccine continues, healthcare services company Kaiser Permanente has joined in on the clinical testing of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech’s lead vaccine candidate in a Phase III trial being conducted at sites in California and Oregon.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

This study adds significant findings to Arexvy’s profile as the first RSV vaccine to show protection over such an extended period. The trial assessed vaccine efficacy using RSV-LRTD cases, which refer to lower respiratory tract infections caused by RSV, leading to complications like pneumonia. Efficacy over the entire study was 62.9

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JUNE 5, 2023

Pfizer has announced that its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, Abrysvo, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Abrysvo, the bivalent RSV prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine, is intended for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by RSV in individuals aged 60 years and older.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Vaccines are our number one weapon in the fight against infectious diseases, but their development has historically involved a long and complex process taking up to a decade. Before COVID-19, Merck held the record for the fastest modern vaccine ever developed. mRNA’s potential for rapid vaccine delivery.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Moderna has been testing an experimental mRNA vaccine aimed at combating the human cytomegalovirus (CMV), which poses significant health risks to newborns and immunocompromised patients. The team used the data and patient samples from a gB/MF59 Phase II trial in adolescent girls as a benchmark to assess the new mRNA-based vaccine.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The FDA-approved FluMist , featured as one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024, exemplifies the appeal of needle-free, self-administered nasal vaccines for influenza. Positioned within this expanding market, Polyrizon is on its way to setting new standards in respiratory and CNS healthcare with accessible, non-invasive solutions.

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JULY 14, 2021

In a press briefing on Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) responded to questions about COVID-19 vaccine boosters that led to a flurry of misleading headlines in the media about the “dangers” of mixing and matching vaccines. Soumya Swaminathan, during the briefing in which she was asked about COVID-19 vaccine boosters.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

The team also talked about results from an early-stage trial evaluating Moderna’s new mRNA-based influenza vaccine in adults. The results showed that the vaccine had no serious safety concerns and elicits immune responses against four different strains of the influenza virus.

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JULY 30, 2020

The research provides an even more compelling reason to get vaccinated for those on the fence about the shot’s effectiveness at preventing the seasonal flu. These groups should have the highest vaccination rates because they are the most at risk; however, our findings show the opposite – flu vaccinations are under-utilized,” said Roshni A.

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MAY 19, 2021

As vaccinations continue to ramp up worldwide in the fight against COVID-19 amidst uncertainties over variants of concern, early data from a lab study shows that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are effective against some of the variants. 1.117 and South African B.1.351 1.351 variants. 1.117 and South African B.1.351

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AUGUST 27, 2020

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), works with universities, research organisations, businesses, charities, and government to develop a supportive ecosystem. The first is that the development of vaccines is utilising cutting edge technologies.

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XTalks

JUNE 15, 2022

Last week, Novavax announced that it received positive feedback from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) regarding the safety and efficacy of its COVID-9 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373). The Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate. The vaccine is given in two doses.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A NIH funded study published in May 2023 highlighted the potential of personalized mRNA vaccines targeting neoantigens in pancreatic cancer. In a small trial, half of the participants exhibited strong anti-tumor immune responses.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 22, 2022

In addition, immunity against the infection is found to wane for both previously infected individuals and the vaccinated. Kai Kupferschmidt, a science journalist, shared an article on the rising measles cases worldwide. Measles is highly contagious and therefore is more visible when vaccine levels decline, the article noted.

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