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CMV Vaccine Trials: Moderna’s CMV mRNA Vaccine Enters Phase III

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Moderna has been testing an experimental mRNA vaccine aimed at combating the human cytomegalovirus (CMV), which poses significant health risks to newborns and immunocompromised patients. The team used the data and patient samples from a gB/MF59 Phase II trial in adolescent girls as a benchmark to assess the new mRNA-based vaccine.

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GSK, J&J, and AZ head this year’s access to medicines ranking

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The 2022 edition of the Access to Medicine Index (ATMI) – which places the top 20 pharma companies for their efforts to improve delivery of medicines to lower income countries – sees GSK retain the number one position, newly joined by Johnson & Johnson in second and AstraZeneca in third. Jayasree Iyer.

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The Pandemic Treaty and the opportunity to end ‘vaccine apartheid’

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Ben Hargreaves discovers why some have referred to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments as a form of apartheid. Vaccine access for a price. Tendayi Achium, labelled the response by the global community as a form of “vaccine apartheid,” a suggestion echoed by the organisation’s director general.

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Covid researchers launch Monkeypox study  

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The medicine was licensed earlier this year by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Although vaccines developed for smallpox may reduce the risk of catching monkeypox, there are currently no proven therapeutics to speed recovery in those who develop the disease. .

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Conversations from Cancer Research Horizons’ Innovation Summit 2023 

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Cancer Research Horizon’s Innovation Summit 2023 took place on 21 November 2023 at the Royal Society of Medicine, and included talks from researchers translating their research, as well as networking with members of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. DDW’s Megan Thomas spoke to a range of attendees.

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WHO announces international hub for mRNA vaccine training

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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the opening of a global biomanufacturing hub located in South Korea to provide training to low- and middle-income countries seeking to produce vaccines and other biologics, such as insulin and monoclonal antibodies. . of individuals in low-income countries have received their first dose.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Rolling Submission of Biologics License Application for U.S. FDA Approval of Their COVID 19 Vaccine

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The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is currently available in the U.S. Since then, the companies have delivered more than 170 million doses of the vaccine across the U.S. We are proud of the tremendous progress we’ve made since December in delivering vaccines to millions of Americans, in collaboration with the U.S.