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Vaccine news January 2026

Europe kicked off 2026 by adding more brains to the vaccine bureaucracy, designating a new WHO Collaborating Centre to help NITAGs turn messy evidence into cleaner policy decisions. In theory, this means fewer hand‑wavy...

21 January, 2026

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Vaccine equity and vaccine access challenges – 2026

Evidence from leading journals since 2021 consistently documents both pronounced vaccine inequity between countries and substantial within‑country access gaps, especially for COVID‑19 but also for routine childhood...

20 January, 2026

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Key vaccine developments and policy shifts at the start of 2026

In the last days, there have been notable developments in COVID‑19 vaccine formulations, WHO prequalification, and – as reported before – politically driven schedule changes in the US. Very recent product...

14 January, 2026

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The WHO on vaccines and vaccination – Why it is important

WHO’s vaccination work represents one of the clearest examples of sustained, science‑based global cooperation in public health, and the attached summary illustrates how far‑reaching and internally coherent this effort...

14 January, 2026

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Global Vaccine Landscape – Shifts 2025 and Trends 2026

In short: Classic vaccines have picked most of the low-hanging fruit: stable-antigen pathogens tamed by robust neutralizing antibodies, leaving the real fun to TB, HIV and other shape-shifters that demand sophisticated...

7 January, 2026

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Status of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) for Vaccination in Pregnancy (ViP)

We are aware of two vaccines in late clinical development (Phase 2 completed) globally to address a significant medical need for pregnant women and their offspring, one from Pfizer in the United States and one from...

18 December, 2025

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Vaccine Manufacturers – News and current trends

In the wake of the COVID19 pandemic and the evolution of mRNA vaccines, the global vaccine industry in 2025 is characterized by rapid expansion of manufacturing capacity, especially for mRNA and other novel platforms...

18 December, 2025

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ViVa 30 – Question of the Week (“YES or NO”) by OC

Question: I received Zostavax 10 years ago. Can I now get vaccinated with Shingrix? Answer: Yes. The Evidence. The study referenced below shows that the Shingrix is immunogenic and well-tolerated in older adults who had...

10 December, 2025

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Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

The World Health Organization provides a detailed report on the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak that occurred in the Bulape Health Zone of Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 2025. The Ministry...

10 December, 2025

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New FDA guidelines – a response by experts in the field

In a NEJM Perspective, 12 former FDA commissioners warn that new internal FDA directives on vaccine regulation threaten evidence‑based policy, innovation, and public health. The piece responds to a memo by the current...

10 December, 2025

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