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The Lancet: New polio vaccine against strain that threatens eradication is safe and generates immune response in adults, young children, and infants

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Phase 2 trials in 1,200 adults, young children, and infants suggest new poliovirus vaccine may have the potential to overcome outbreaks caused by a mutated polio strain linked to the oral vaccine that typically circulates in areas of low immunisation coverage, and poses one of biggest barriers to eradication.

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This week in drug discovery (8-12 January) 

Drug Discovery World

The top stories: Excitement over new antibiotics that can kill drug-resistant bacteria A novel antibiotic class targeting a major global pathogen and threat to human health has been discovered by scientists from Roche and Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, US).

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Zydus starts Phase II COVID-19 vaccine trial; Taysha raises $95M; FDA declines DBV’s peanut allergy patch; Combating COVID-19 with decoy target

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Zydus starts phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine trial after clearing safety test. Zydus Cadila has finished a phase 1 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D, setting it up to move straight into a 1,000-subject phase 2 study. By ordering human cells to make the protein, ZyCoV-D could cause an immune response against the coronavirus.

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NIH starts trial of Moderna’s mRNA Nipah virus vaccine

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Researchers in the US have started a clinical trial of a vaccine against Nipah virus, a serious infection caught from animals that has a fatality rate of between 40% and 70%, developed by mRNA specialist Moderna. “The need for a preventive Nipah virus vaccine is significant,” he added. .

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Sanford Burnham Prebys receives $3M NIH award for drugs that restore immune response to COVID-19

Scienmag

Scientists will study how SARS-CoV-19 hijacks the immune system and creates a ‘cytokine storm’ Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.

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Neutralizing antibodies protect against severe COVID-19

Scienmag

Scientists at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard find that neutralizing antibody potency predicts severe or fatal COVID-19. BOSTON — Understanding the body’s immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is key to developing effective treatments and long-lasting vaccines.

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Mutations leading to omicron variant did not enable virus to fully escape immune system

The Pharma Data

People who gained immunity – either through vaccination or exposure – against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, also are likely to have some protection against the pathogen’s omicron variant. Singapore biotechnology company. population.