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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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Vaxcyte files patent for immunogenic composition for inducing immune responses against gas infections

Pharmaceutical Technology

This innovative composition induces a protective immune response against Group A Streptococcus (GAS) bacteria, offering potential targets for vaccine development. Discover a groundbreaking immunogenic composition patent that combines GAS polypeptide antigens and polypeptide-polysaccharide conjugates.

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Merck, chasing Pfizer, claims study success for new pneumonia vaccine

Bio Pharma Dive

The pharma said its latest shot, which covers 21 strains of bacteria, cleared two Phase 3 trials and in some cases spurred a stronger immune response than Pfizer’s Prevnar 20.

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Meningitis vaccine comes to the forefront with impressive study results

Pharmaceutical Technology

A new vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India to fight meningococcal disease could help eliminate meningitis across Africa. The results from a trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine , found the vaccine was associated with a strong immune response and good safety profile. for serogroup W to 20.5

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Novo Nordisk Foundation establishes new vaccine initiative worth $260m

Pharma Times

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed $260m to establish a new state-of-the-art research and vaccine development initiative to help combat deadly airborne infections. The initiative aims to create new or improved vaccines for deadly respiratory diseases, including tuberculosis (TB) and influenza. million deaths every year.

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Commensal bacteria ‘vaccine’ may safely prep immune cells for meningitis-causing cousin

Scienmag

Researchers have produced vaccine-like immune responses to a dangerous bacterium by colonizing 26 healthy volunteers with a related, but harmless, commensal bacterial species.

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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) unit National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a prophylactic intranasal vaccine against Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). Leveraging its outer membrane vesicles (OMV) platform technology, Intravacc will develop the vaccine.