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Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may work against new virus mutation, scientists say

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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine appears to work against an important mutation in the new coronavirus variants causing havoc in the UK and South Africa, according to research from the drugs giant. The study team tested blood taken from people who had received the mRNA vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer.

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Americans continue to neglect their health

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million people have been infected and over 165,000 have died, the promise of a vaccine is hampered by a vexing epidemic that long preceded Covid-19: obesity. The finding was replicated in a follow-up study that used longer needles to ensure the vaccine was injected into muscle and not fat. In the United States, where at least 4.6

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Moderna’s HIV vaccine prepped for trials in Africa

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Moderna has joined forces with non-profit organisation IAVI on a third phase 1 trial of its candidate HIV vaccine in Africa, where the burden of the virus is still being keenly felt. There are hopes that its mRNA approach, which proved so effective against COVID-19, could succeed where traditional vaccine technologies have failed in HIV.

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COVID-19: Some ignored facts

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QUICK THOUGHT: People believe the COVID-19 vaccine was developed in less than a year but that’s not true. Based on the virus a number of vaccines targeting the spike protein were designed, tested in animal models and found to be quite promising against SARS and other coronavirus illnesses like Middle East respiratory syndrome.

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J&J single-shot COVID-19 vaccine shows early promise

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J&J has announced early trial results that suggest its single-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a sustained response against the virus ahead of a phase 3 trial readout due later this month. Both of these vaccines require two doses, as does the most recently approved shot from Moderna, which is due to arrive in the UK in the spring.

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Altimmune begins trial of nasal vaccine for COVID-19

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Pfizer/BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine against COVID is a technical marvel – but the ultra-cool temperatures required for storage and stability has been tricky to handle. A nasal delivery method will also produce an immune response at the point where the virus enters the body.

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New method to assist fast-tracking of vaccines for pre-clinical tests

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Novel tuberculosis vaccine demonstrated strong immune response in mice Credit: University of Sydney Scientists in Australia have developed a method for the rapid synthesis of safe vaccines, an approach that can be used to test vaccine strategies against novel pandemic pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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