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fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

UK scientists developing new Ebola vaccine that could be ready in months

An Oxford team developed a ChAdOx1 Ebola vaccine for Bundibugyo, aiming for rapid deployment after animal testing and human trials during the Congo emergency.
Coronavirus
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

Ebola: Experts warn of scale and spread of deadly virus

Reported Ebola cases in the DRC represent only a fraction of actual infections, with spread reaching distant regions.
Coronavirus
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

No Ebola vaccines exist for the strain in the current outbreak, but scientists are developing some

About 50 confirmed Ebola cases, 600 suspected cases, and 130 suspected deaths are being investigated in DRC and Uganda as a Bundibugyo outbreak expands.
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#hantavirus
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago
Coronavirus

Hantavirus vaccine approval could take YEARS, scientists warn

A new hantavirus vaccine candidate shows strong lab and animal immune responses, but approval may take years due to limited funding.
fromNature
3 weeks ago
Coronavirus

There is no vaccine for deadly hantavirus: what that means for future outbreaks

Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius shows rare, often fatal infection with no specific treatments or vaccines, highlighting limited prevention options and possible prior exposure.
Coronavirus
fromNature
2 weeks ago

Cruise-ship hantavirus cluster exposes a wider preparedness gap

Preparedness for rare but lethal New World hantavirus outbreaks is hindered by poor integration of sequencing, structural biology, assays, and vaccine platforms.
Coronavirus
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works

Moderna is developing a hantavirus vaccine with Korea University’s Vaccine Innovation Center using mRNA technology, building on a 2023 collaboration.
Coronavirus
fromwww.nature.com
2 weeks ago

There is no vaccine for deadly hantavirus, but this scientist is working on one

Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius caused multiple deaths, with Andes virus confirmed and no specific treatments or vaccines available.
Coronavirus
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Hantavirus vaccine approval could take YEARS, scientists warn

A new hantavirus vaccine candidate shows strong lab and animal immune responses, but approval may take years due to limited funding.
Coronavirus
fromNature
3 weeks ago

There is no vaccine for deadly hantavirus: what that means for future outbreaks

Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius shows rare, often fatal infection with no specific treatments or vaccines, highlighting limited prevention options and possible prior exposure.
more#hantavirus
#pandemic-preparedness
fromMedCity News
11 months ago
Coronavirus

In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say - MedCity News

Public health
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Richard Hatchett, epidemiologist: The risk of a pandemic is greater today than it was in 2019'

Global pandemic preparedness remains inadequate, with increased risks and the necessity for strategic investment in health initiatives.
Coronavirus
fromMedCity News
11 months ago

In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say - MedCity News

The Trump administration's contract cancellation threatens U.S. pandemic preparedness and national defense, making Americans vulnerable to potential biological threats.
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fromBig Think
1 month ago

The paradox at the heart of AI progress

AI tools like RFdiffusion have made protein design dramatically easier, cheaper, and faster. This is accelerating vaccine development, opening new paths for treating genetic diseases, and making science more accessible.
Science
Public health
fromkffhealthnews.org
3 months ago

Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm

SARS-CoV-2 can produce diverse, long-term health harms while federal policy has narrowed vaccine recommendations and paused development contracts despite calls for sustained research and monitoring.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

NIH ends funding of research that uses human fetal tissue from abortions

The NIH will immediately ban funding for research using human fetal tissue from elective abortions, prioritizing alternative technologies while permitting tissue from miscarriages.
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

America's U-Turn on Childhood Vaccinations

Rotavirus causes mostly mild illness but can produce severe dehydration and death in infants; licensing of oral vaccine RotaTeq (2006) reduced severe cases.
#adjuvants
fromNature
5 months ago
Public health

Aluminium is crucial to vaccines - and safe. Why are US advisers debating it?

fromNature
5 months ago
Public health

Aluminium is crucial to vaccines - and safe. Why are US advisers debating it?

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Public health
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Helpless in the face of the worst animal pandemic in history: African swine fever breaks out in Spain with no vaccine in sight

African swine fever has entered Spain, threatens the large pig industry, lacks a near-term vaccine, and will require strict culling and biosecurity measures.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
6 months ago

The Virus That Causes Mono May Also Cause Lupus

For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the global population by adulthood and causes mononucleosis (aka mono)might be one cause of lupus, an autoimmune disorder. But these assumptions were based mostly on anecdotal reports. Now researchers at Stanford University and their colleagues have confirmed that the virus can reprogram immune cells that produce antibodies in a way that triggers and sustains lupus.
Medicine
Public health
fromAxios
9 months ago

RFK Jr.'s vaccine pullback stokes fears of lost medical breakthroughs

Divesting from mRNA technology jeopardizes significant advancements in medicine and threatens global competitiveness.
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US news
fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research

The Trump administration cancels $500 million in mRNA vaccine development contracts, eliciting both concern and approval from various public health factions.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.mediaite.com
9 months ago

He's Lying': Conservatives and Liberals Torch RFK Jr. For Baseless Assault on Vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled $500 million in federal mRNA vaccine contracts, causing significant bipartisan backlash.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
10 months ago

Gene-Swaps Could Let Influenza Jump Species

Influenza viruses regularly accumulate small genetic changes, necessitating yearly updates to vaccines, and can also make sudden leaps through major genetic changes and reassortment.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
11 months ago

Bird Flu Vaccines Are under Development at Biosecure Laboratories like This

The team at Texas Biomedical Research Institute is gearing up in full protective gear before entering a BSL-3 facility to work with H5N1, SARS-CoV-2, and tuberculosis.
Science
Coronavirus
fromwww.twincities.com
11 months ago

Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu

The Trump administration has canceled $766 million in funding for Moderna's bird flu vaccine development.
Moderna's trials show promising results despite funding cuts.
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