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Breakthrough Vaccine Shows High Protection Against Drug-Resistant Superbug in Mice

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Scientists have developed a vaccine against a notorious drug-resistant superbug, targeting molecules on its surface that are also found on other bacteria and fungi.

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Radical Vaccine Strategy Could Help Quash Parasite Afflicting Millions

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Using viruses that infect bacteria to detect proteins sprouted by a notorious parasite, scientists have honed in on possible vaccine targets for schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that currently affects an estimated 600 million people worldwide, causing 280,000 deaths per year.

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mRNA vaccine 100% effective against deadly bacteria

Drug Discovery World

For the first time, researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans, paving the way for effective vaccination against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, until now scientists believed that mRNA vaccines against bacteria were biologically undoable.

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Gut bacteria could be behind weaker immune responses to COVID-19 vaccine

Medical Xpress

Gut bacteria that break down a sugar called fucose could be dampening our immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, according to a study led by researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST).

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A possible vaccine against the bacteria that cause UTIs

Medical Xpress

A team of researchers at Duke University has developed a vaccine against uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), the type of bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) in humans.

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Merck gets FDA decision date for new pneumococcal vaccine

Bio Pharma Dive

The company’s shot targets 21 strains of pneumococcal bacteria and, if approved, would compete with Pfizer’s Prevnar 20.

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Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine faces final clinical test in a sparse landscape

Pharmaceutical Technology

On August 8, Pfizer and Valneva announced the initiation of a Phase III study with their Lyme disease vaccine , bringing the prospect of an injection to prevent the condition disease one step closer to reality. Lyme disease is also known as borreliosis, which refers to the borrelia bacteria that cause the condition.