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Can the world still invent an HIV vaccine? Progress in one area creates new problem

STAT

Last month, the first volunteer was injected with an HIV vaccine he spent over 20 years designing. The last shot they tested, in 2021, didn’t do much of anything, and the 66-year-old worries that if this fails, he might not get another chance to redesign it.  It’s prototype No. But as for the shot itself?

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Global childhood vaccinations edge closer to pre-pandemic levels: WHO report

STAT

Global childhood immunization coverage has nearly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report, with 4 million more children receiving full immunization in 2022 compared to 2021. million children who missed at least one dose in 2021. million children who missed at least one dose in 2021. Overall, 20.5

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OCTAVE study reveals vaccine response in patients with impaired immune systems

Express Pharma

Researchers and clinicians from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are part of the ongoing OCTAVE (Observational Cohort Trial-T-cells Antibodies and Vaccine Efficacy in SARS-CoV-2) trial, which is led by the Universities of Glasgow, Birmingham and Oxford and a consortium of leading UK institutions.

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Budget 2021: Sunak focuses on vaccine development to restart economy

pharmaphorum

UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a budget loaded with initiatives designed to kick-start the UK’s economy as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, with vaccine development, pharma and life sciences playing a key role. The post Budget 2021: Sunak focuses on vaccine development to restart economy appeared first on.

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STAT+: Foundation charges cancer patients $83,000 for unproven but promising experimental drug

STAT

Still, when doctors told her last year that the cancer was growing despite two operations, radiation therapy, and a fifth regimen of chemotherapy, the retired business-meeting facilitator decided to do something unorthodox: spend $83,000 out of pocket on an unproven experimental cancer vaccine.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Boehringer biosimilar frustrations, FTC warnings, and more

STAT

An unprecedented crisis looms in India over supplies of injectable poliomyelitis vaccine, or IPV — a crucial tool in efforts to eradicate polio — now that Sanofi has shut its manufacturing plants in the country , The Economic Times reports. Sanofi is believed to cater to over 80% of India’s IPV dose requirements.

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A Covid-19 Vaccine for Kids May Not Arrive Before Fall 2021

NY Times

While scientists are rushing to develop an immunization for adults, no one has started the process yet for children.