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Literature update ViVa week 38-2026

1. Three doses help—but immunosuppressed patients remain a COVID-19 high-risk group Summary: In a systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis, Stadler and colleagues searched PubMed, Scopus, and Embase through...

23 September, 2026

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ViVa 38– Global outbreak status (23rd September 2026)

Ebola disease (Bundibugyo virus) — Democratic Republic of the Congo: As of September 19, the DRC had reported 7,672 confirmed cases and 3,699 deaths; 58 cases and 23 deaths were newly reported in the preceding day...

23 September, 2026

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Feature: The 2026 vaccine licenses: influenza drives a new platform era

The most revealing feature of vaccine licensure in 2026 is not a newly targeted pathogen. It is the concentration of innovation around familiar respiratory threats: seasonal influenza and COVID-19. Four notable...

23 September, 2026

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ViVa 37 Feature: Influenza vaccines for the 2026–2027 respiratory season

For decades, seasonal influenza vaccines were produced primarily in embryonated eggs. Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), administered intranasally, became available in 2003. Over the past decade, additional...

16 September, 2026

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Literature update ViVa week 36-2026

1. Firearms remain America’s defining youth mortality crisis Summary: In this correspondence responding to a 2026 research letter, Bleyer, Liu, and Thomas analyzed 2024 CDC WONDER mortality data for U.S. residents aged...

9 September, 2026

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ViVa 36– Global outbreak status (09th September 2026)

Period covered: September 1–8, 2026. The most consequential event remains the rapidly expanding Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); other priority signals are ongoing mpox...

9 September, 2026

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Autumn started – time to review your vaccination card

Autumn’s first cool mornings and increasingly early grape harvests in Central Europe serve as a brief, memorable clinical cue: review immunization records before the respiratory season and before 2026 travel plans...

9 September, 2026

8 min read

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Literature update ViVa week 35-2026

1. GBS vaccine candidate clears a first key hurdle in HIV-endemic Africa A Ugandan phase 2 trial shows a hexavalent GBS6 vaccine candidate is safe and equally immunogenic in pregnant women with and without HIV, offering...

3 September, 2026

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Closing the gap: The race for a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine

Why is there a medical need The outbreak that began in mid-May 2026 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with cross-border spread to Uganda, is caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) — a species distinct from...

3 September, 2026

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The capsule that vanished: How beating Hib unmasked the full Haemophilus influenzae problem

For three decades, the story of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) has been held up as one of modern vaccinology’s cleanest victories. A bacterium that once filled pediatric wards with meningitis and epiglottitis...

27 August, 2026

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