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HIV Vaccine Trial of Vir Biotech’s New Candidate VIR-1388 Begins

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announced that the first participant has been dosed in a new Phase I trial for an innovative HIV vaccine candidate, VIR-1388. The trial’s primary objective is to assess the safety of VIR-1388 and its capacity to stimulate a specific immune response against HIV in study participants. Vir Biotechnology, Inc.,

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Promising Interim Results from Clinical Trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

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November 16, 2020 — An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of the investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as mRNA-1273 reviewed trial data and shared its interim analysis with the trial oversight group on Nov.

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AMRI Signs Supply Agreement with AstraZeneca to Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccine

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The company has signed on to help manufacture AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, intended to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. AMRI is proud to partner with AstraZeneca in pursuit of a vaccine that could protect people against the coronavirus pandemic,” said John Ratliff, CEO of AMRI, in a statement.

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IVI to ready clinical trial sites for COVID-19 vaccine efficacy trials in 4 countries

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September 9, 2020 – SEOUL, South Korea – The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) announced today that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded close to 1.5 Following successful completion […].

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NIH begins clinical trial evaluating second COVID-19 booster shots in adults

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A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating various additional COVID-19 booster shots has begun enrolling adult participants in the United States. “This trial will help us understand if we can use prototype and variant vaccines alone or together to shift immune responses to cover existing and emerging COVID-19 variants.”

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University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Michael Houghton discovered hepatitis C virus and now is developing a vaccine Credit: Photo: Michael Holly Michael Houghton was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine today in recognition of his discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.

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Could an existing vaccine make COVID-19 less deadly? Mexico City study provides support

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A prospective observational study testing the concept of trained immunity for protection from severe COVID-19 reported milder symptoms in COVID patients receiving MMR vaccination, as published in Allergy. Yet what if an existing vaccine […].