After nine years of refinement at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, a different kind of HIV vaccine candidate is nearing its first testing in human volunteers.
This innovative HIV vaccine is intended to train a person’s immune system to mount a robust antibody response against the virus that causes AIDS.
The HVTN 301 phase 1 clinical trial is among the first studies to try out this next-generation vaccine concept known as germline targeting.
Germline-Targeting HIV Vaccine Candidate Prepares Phase 1 Study
ASCO: Increase in Cancer-Related Death Seen During Pandemic
Cancer-related monthly mortality rate higher in April 2020 when health care capacity was most challenged
Wild Polio Continues Paralyzing Children in Pakistan
To eradicate polio, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has brought together the latest scientific knowledge on poliovirus to make the most of lessons learned and plan for a world without polio.
While most of the world seldom confirms a polio case, Afghanistan and Pakistan are two countries that continue to battle this vaccine-preventable disease.
To prevent poliovirus from spreading across borders, Pakistan and Afghanistan synchronized nationwide polio immunization campaigns in May 2022.
1,200 Monkeypox Close-Contacts Vaccinated
According to media reporting yesterday, the number of people in eleven U.S. states who have received a monkeypox virus (MPX) preventive vaccine has reached about 1,200.
CNN reported White House senior director for global health security and biodefense (Dr. Raj Panjabi) stated on June 3, 2022, "We want to ensure that people with high-risk exposures have rapid access to vaccines."
“And 100 treatment courses (sent) to eight jurisdictions, and we have more to offer states."
Immunity to Omicron Low for Children With Prior COVID-19 Infection
Children vaccinated twice had higher titers against all variants, including omicron, versus those with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection
Mental Health Impact of Pandemic-Linked School Closures Explored
Mental health hospitalizations for suicide attempt or self-injury increased 41.7 percent by fall 2020, with a 49 percent increase seen among girls
Disparities in Filled Buprenorphine Rx Worse During Pandemic
At pandemic outset, significant decreases in buprenorphine prescription fills seen for Black, Hispanic patients, but not White patients
COVID-19 Vaccines Coming for Children Under 5 in June: White House
Federal government has an initial supply of 10 million doses of pediatric vaccines
Oxygen Saturation Overestimated in Minority COVID-19 Patients
More than half of patients who never had their oxygen treatment eligibility recognized were Black
North Carolina Vaccine Facility Certified for the Next Pandemic
If the U.S. government declares an influenza pandemic, a new vaccine production facility located in Holly Springs, North Carolina, is certified and ready to go.
New Jersey-based Seqirus announced today that the company's innovative manufacturing facility has successfully achieved all criteria required to establish domestic manufacturing capability for cell-based seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines as outlined by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).