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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine offers long-term protection against severe disease

Medical Xpress

In 2021, a group of scientists led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that the Moderna mRNA vaccine and a protein-based vaccine candidate containing an adjuvant, a substance that enhances immune responses, elicited durable neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 (..)

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New research will allow convenient investigation of human innate immune response to viral infections

Scienmag

(Boston)–Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report the formation of human cells containing a green fluorescent protein or GFP (one of the most important proteins in biology and fluorescence imaging) genetically fused with two interferon stimulated genes (ISGs), namely Viperin and ISG15.

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Hipra’s Covid-19 booster gets EMA nod and enters an uncertain landscape

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended HIPRA’s Covid-19 vaccine , Bimervax, as a Covid-19 booster. Available to people ages 16 years and above who have been vaccinated with a Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, EMA’s Human Medicines Committee concluded the vaccine is ready for marketing authorization in the EU, on 30 March.

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Novavax Announces Agreement with Government of New Zealand for 10.7 Million Doses of COVID-19 VaccineAdvance purchase agreement signed for NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’ adjuvanted protein vaccine candidate

The Pharma Data

Currently in Phase 3 clinical testing in the United Kingdom for the prevention of COVID-19, NVX-CoV2373 is a recombinant protein vaccine adjuvanted with Novavax’ proprietary Matrix-M to enhance the immune response. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19.

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Moderna’s founder launches Laronde, promising new ‘Endless RNA’ drug class

pharmaphorum

Called eRNA for short, this class of medicines is programmable and can continuously express therapeutic proteins inside the body. This makes the body into a “drug factory”, allowing for long-lasting medicines that allow for repeat redosing and can be administered easily by several routes.

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What Do We Really Know About Macrophage Programming?

XTalks

The anti-inflammatory macrophages help in preventing an immune response from becoming dangerous, as seen with patients with autoimmune disease. This helps to ensure that inflammation naturally subsides after the initial immune response and promotes tissue repair.

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WHO Grants Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine Covovax Emergency Use Listing

XTalks

Covovax is a recombinant protein-based vaccine and can be regarded as a more “traditional” vaccine as it isn’t genetic-based like mRNA or viral vector vaccines. Covovax is a protein subunit vaccine developed by Novavax and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). The vaccine demonstrated an overall efficacy of 90.4