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World AIDS Vaccine Day 2024: Prospects in HIV Vaccine Research

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Every year on May 18th, the global community commemorates World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. Led by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), World AIDS Vaccine Day emphasizes the importance of awareness and education in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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Study suggests ways to improve future HIV vaccine candidates

Drug Discovery World

An effective HIV vaccine may need to prompt strong responses from CD8+ T cells to protect people from acquiring HIV, according to a study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The post Study suggests ways to improve future HIV vaccine candidates appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Allergic reactions prompt Moderna COVID vaccine pause in California

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Public health authorities in California are seeking a halt on dosing of one lot of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of allergic reactions at one immunisation clinic. The clinic in question switched to another lot of Moderna vaccine after closing for a few hours.

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Experimental vaccine protects against deadly Sudan virus

Drug Discovery World

A research group from the National Institutes of Health has successfully developed a vaccine against Sudan virus (SUDV) based on the licensed Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine. SUDV, identified in 1976, is one of the four viruses known to cause human Ebolavirus disease.

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Scientists reach new milestone in vaccine development for leishmaniasis

Scienmag

Scientists reach new milestone in vaccine development for neglected tropical disease Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines.

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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. Zydus has only said that the vaccine was well tolerated by people who received it in the first phase of the trial.

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Encouraging trial findings renew hope for HIV vaccine

Drug Discovery World

While scientists have struggled in the past to create an effective vaccine against HIV, a novel vaccine design strategy shows new promise, according to data from a first-in-human clinical trial. . The Phase I trial (IAVI G001) tested the first stage in a multi-stage HIV vaccine regimen the researchers are developing.