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mRNA Cancer Vaccines and Therapies: An Overview

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While mRNA usage has played several roles in clinical research , oncology researchers in particular are eager to explore the possibilities of mRNA-based cancer vaccines. Personalized medicine using genetic resequencing techniques, such as cell and gene therapies, enables researchers to create more customized therapies for combatting cancer.

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Novavax in talks with FDA over quick approval for COVID-19 shot

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Novavax hopes its COVID-19 vaccine could be filed in the US in the second quarter, following a potential approval from the UK regulator in the coming weeks. Novavax’s vaccine is a sequence of protein engineered from the genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that mimics the “Spike” protein found on the pathogen’s surface.

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AZ resumes trial of COVID-19 vaccine

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. AstraZeneca has confirmed that clinical trials assessing its Oxford University partnered coronavirus vaccine AZD1222 have resumed in the UK, following a green light by the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA). Source link. Source link.

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South African variant may cut response from Pfizer/BioNTech shot, study finds

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The South African coronavirus variant may cut the effectiveness of Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine by around two thirds, according to a laboratory study. Mutations may alter neutralisation by affecting spike function rather than antigen response and its also unclear from this study how the T-cell response is affected.

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Race for COVID-19 vaccine hots up as EMA begins review of BioNTech/Pfizer jab

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The European Medicines Agency has begun a second “rolling review” of a potential coronavirus vaccine jointly developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, setting up a race with a rival from AstraZeneca and Oxford University. To date, the trial has enrolled approximately 37,000 participants with more than 28,000 having received their second vaccination.

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

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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.

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Regulatory Submissions for Dengue Vaccine Candidate in EU and Dengue-Endemic Countries

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European Medicines Agency to Conduct First-Ever Parallel Assessment of a Medicinal Product, Takeda’s Dengue Vaccine Candidate (TAK-003), for use in the EU; Countries Outside of the EU through the EU-M4all (Previously Article 58) Procedure.