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Team studies immune response, proteins in blood of young adults who develop rare complication after COVID vaccination

Medical Xpress

Myocarditis, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed, is a rare complication that can occur after mRNA COVID vaccination. It's estimated that roughly 18 cases occur in every 1 million vaccine doses administered, making it so rare that it is challenging to find cases to investigate.

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New study confirms bioengineered RSV protein vaccine evokes protective immune response

Scienmag

Close interactions with infectious disease set both University of California, Santa Cruz graduate student Ana Nuñez Castrejon and Associate Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Rebecca DuBois on the path of studying Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common and sometimes dangerous respiratory disease for which there is not currently a vaccine.

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‘Proactive’ vaccine can protect against unknown future coronaviruses

Drug Discovery World

Researchers have developed a new vaccine technology that can provide protection against a broad range of coronaviruses with potential for future disease outbreaks – including ones we don’t know about yet. Building protective vaccines before a pandemic emerges “We don’t have to wait for new coronaviruses to emerge.

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Affordable protein-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, designed for older adults with waning immunity, shows promise

Scienmag

Despite great progress with SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, there is still a need to accelerate vaccination in low- and middle-income countries and a need for more effective vaccine strategies in older adults, who tend to have weaker immune responses to vaccination.

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Early data shows Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine produces immune response

pharmaphorum

A trial of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has shown the jab produces an immune response, although the study was too small to produce conclusive findings, particularly on safety. The vaccine also produced a T-cell response within 28 days, a secondary outcome.

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

Only a few weeks into the new year, the prospect of getting a successful advanced HIV vaccine shrank after the discontinuation of yet another late-stage trial. On January 18, Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary, stated that its vaccine was not effective in preventing HIV infections.

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80% of Patients in Investigational Breast Cancer Vaccine Trial Alive after 10 Years

BioSpace

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed an investigational vaccine that can safely elicit an immune response against the HER2 protein, a key marker in breast cancer.