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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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Answering Your Qs on the New COVID Vaccines

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11, 2021 — As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines continues, scores of questions are emerging. How do the COVID-19 vaccines work? The COVID-19 vaccines work by teaching the immune system to protect against the virus, experts said. While the blueprint is a genetic code, it never enters the nucleus of the cells.

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Edible Cholera vaccine made of powdered rice proves safe in phase 1 human trials

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Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectiveness Credit: Image by Dr. Hiroshi Kiyono, CC BY 4.0 A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been made by grinding up genetically modified grains of rice. The first human trial has shown no obvious side effects and a good immune response.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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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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Minimal SARS-CoV-2 diversity suggests a global vaccine is feasible

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Genetic analysis of sequences from more than 27,000 individuals infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 reveals that the virus has mutated minimally since December 2019, suggesting one vaccine would be sufficient to combat global infections.

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Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus

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New study demonstrates candidate’s potential to generate antibodies, limit viral shedding Credit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus — rewired to keep it from taking refuge in the nervous system and eluding an immune response — has outperformed a leading vaccine candidate (..)

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AZ expands phase 3 trials of COVID-19 vaccine frontrunner into US

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AstraZeneca has expanded development of COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 into the US, beginning a phase 3 clinical trial across all adult age groups. Participants are being randomised to receive two doses of either AZD1222 or a saline control, four weeks apart, with twice as many participants receiving the potential vaccine than the saline control.