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Radical Vaccine Strategy Could Help Quash Parasite Afflicting Millions

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Using viruses that infect bacteria to detect proteins sprouted by a notorious parasite, scientists have honed in on possible vaccine targets for schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that currently affects an estimated 600 million people worldwide, causing 280,000 deaths per year.

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Accelerating recombinant protein vaccine discovery

Drug Discovery World

Vaccination responses need to be rapid, efficacious and cost-effective if they are to outpace new viral threats emerging across the globe, says Jian He (Jason) , Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) Head, WuXi Vaccines. This would give more people much faster access to more effective vaccines.

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China grants EUA to Covid-19 vaccine against XBB descendent lineages

Pharmaceutical Technology

5+delta) protein vaccine (Sf9 cell). This marks the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine approved for emergency use against XBB descendent lineages of SARS-CoV-2. The vaccine has been developed by WestVac Biopharma along with the West China Medical Center and Sichuan University. recombinant Covid-19 trivalent (XBB.1.5+BA.5+delta)

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SK Bioscience gains UK authorisation for SKYCovion Covid-19 vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

SK Bioscience has received marketing authorisation from the UK’s medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA) for its Covid-19 vaccine, SKYCovion. The authorisation allows the distribution of the vaccine in Scotland, Wales and England. This is the result of our commitment to protecting and promoting global public health.

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Dyadic expands Covid-19 licence with Rubic to bolster vaccine production in Africa

Pharmaceutical Technology

Dyadic International has announced expansion of a licence agreement for its C1-cell protein expression platform with South African consortium Rubic One Health. The expanded licence will include the development of vaccines and therapeutic proteins beyond Covid-19 for human and animal health markets in Africa.

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Health Canada approves Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents

Pharmaceutical Technology

Health Canada has granted approval for a supplement to a New Drug Submission (sNDS) of Novavax ’s Covid-19 vaccine (Recombinant protein, Adjuvanted), Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373), for use in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. The trial is designed to analyse the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.

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New COVID-19 vaccines could target replication proteins

Pharma Times

Researchers have said that next generation vaccines for COVID-19 should aim to induce a response against ‘replication proteins

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