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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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Hepatitis A vaccines in the Western world (EMA- or FDA-licensed)

In short, all Western inactivated vaccines are highly immunogenic with an excellent safety profile, with very good long-term protection after the full series. Single-dose schedules are used in some Latin American...

3 July, 2025

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Global Health Cast Edition 74

Seventy-fourth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Download the PDF here🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

15 August, 2024

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FDA approves first maternal vaccine aimed at preventing RSV in infants

The FDA has approved the first vaccine for use in pregnant individuals to prevent lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) and severe LRTD as a result of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants, from birth through 6...

24 August, 2023

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FDA launches app for reporting new uses of infectious disease drugs

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a new app called CURE ID that allows health care professionals around the world to report novel uses of existing drugs to treat difficult-to-treat infectious diseases...

12 December, 2019

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FDA research to help speed development of Zika virus vaccines and therapeutics

Neonatal mouse model provides a new platform for Zika virus research A new mouse model developed by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may help in exploring the potential activity of Zika virus vaccines...

18 November, 2016

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Using price to avoid vaccine shortages

No one worries about vaccine supply—until there’s a shortage. New research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business studied the market tensions that can keep manufacturers out of the business and the...

15 February, 2016

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Life-saving drugs and deadly delays

The Food and Drug Administration just granted permission for “expanded access” to an experimental medicine for Ebola. It’s OK as far as it goes, but it’s an exception to the FDA’s reluctance to approve the use of life...

3 October, 2014

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US approves over-the-counter HIV home testing kit

The United States announced Tuesday that it had authorized the first over-the-counter home testing kit for HIV, the virus that leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Under the testing procedure, the...

4 July, 2012

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FDA approves Meningitis vaccine for infants

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new combination vaccine for infants, Menhibrix, aimed at preventing the two infections that cause meningitis, meningococcal disease, and Hib disease, all of which can be fatal...

18 June, 2012

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