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Global vaccine industry news (August 25th, 2025)

US policy shift on mRNA vaccines The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is winding down ~$500 million in mRNA vaccine development projects, terminating 22 government-supported BARDA...

28 August, 2025

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Good scientific language: Seroprotection

Definition Seroprotection refers to the situation in which an individual, following vaccination or natural infection, achieves a serologically measurable antibody concentration or titer that has been designated by...

28 August, 2025

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Abrupt changes in vaccine policy undermine the process

In 2025, the US government stopped recommending COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children, prompting insurers to drop coverage and leaving families with vulnerable members at risk. This abrupt change replaced the...

28 August, 2025

2 min read

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“The worst possible case”:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s impact so far

The article offers an in-depth examination of the sweeping and controversial changes implemented during Kennedy’s tenure as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, a polarizing figure, has moved to wind down...

28 August, 2025

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Where did SARS-CoV-2 originate — from a laboratory or an animal source?

Here’s a summary of the main arguments and the authors’ conclusion from the attached editorial “SARS-CoV-2 origins: imperfect but clear evidence” from The Lancet Microbe (2025): The Lancet Microbe. SARS-CoV...

19 August, 2025

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Vaccine manufacturers
update week 34

1. Pfizer (USA) and BioNTech (Germany) News: Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted a new application to the European Medicines Agency for a COVID-19 vaccine adapted to the 2025–2026 LP.8.1 strain. Pfizer and BioNTech...

19 August, 2025

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New era in respiratory virus protection: Molecular clamping

Molecular clamping in vaccine development refers to a technology that uses a specially designed polypeptide (the “molecular clamp”) to stabilize viral proteins, particularly their pre-fusion conformations...

19 August, 2025

3 min read

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The path forward for real-world data and AI in Europe

Europe is pursuing a path similar to the one described for the U.S., leveraging real-world data (RWD) and artificial intelligence (AI) to advance healthcare research—but there are important distinctions shaped by the...

14 August, 2025

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Risks and protective factors for PASC

References Davis HE, McCorkell L, Vogel JM, Topol EJ. Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2023;21(8):438-451. doi:10.1038/s41579-022-00846-2 Li X, Mi Z, Liu Z, Rong P. SARS-CoV...

13 August, 2025

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Review: Terminology of diseases that may occur following
SARS-CoV-2 infection

References World Health Organization. A clinical case definition of post-COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus, 6 October 2021. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Royal College of General...

13 August, 2025

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