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Will COVID-19 vaccines give lifelong immunity to the disease? What we know

Whether we would develop immunity to COVID-19, or how long that would last if we did, has been a mystery since the early months of the pandemic. However, two new studies are helping us better understand how our immune...

8 June, 2021

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America’s obesity epidemic threatens effectiveness of any COVID vaccine

For a world crippled by the coronavirus, salvation hinges on a vaccine. But in the United States, where at least 4.6 million people have been infected and nearly 155,000 have died, the promise of that vaccine is...

7 August, 2020

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Sinovac says early data show its Covid-19 vaccine generated immune responses

Sinovac Biotech announced preliminary study results. showing its experimental Covid-19 vaccine generated immune responses in patients and was safe — early data that suggest it might protect people against infections...

15 June, 2020

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Researchers decode the immune response to Ebola vaccine

The vaccine rVSV-EBOV is currently used in the fight against Ebola virus. Since 2018, more than 200,000 people have been vaccinated. However, how the vaccine actually works was only partially known. The research team...

20 October, 2019

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Experimental vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) elicits strong immune response

An experimental vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), one of the leading causes of infectious disease deaths in infants, has shown early promise in a Phase 1 human clinical trial. A team of researchers...

3 August, 2019

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Toward an effective TB vaccine: Analysis of the immune response to a promising candidate

BCG, the only currently approved TB vaccine, has been around for almost a century and is only partially effective. When given to children, BCG is estimated to prevent 20% of infections and to protect half of the...

29 July, 2016

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Infections reveal inequality between the sexes

Stark differences between men and women’s immune responses pose medical conundrum. The immune systems of men and women respond very differently to infection — and scientists are taking notice. Research presented last...

24 June, 2016

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New malaria vaccine generates robust immune response

A new malaria vaccine candidate has been found to generate robust immune response while significantly delaying arasitemia in 59 per cent of vaccinated subjects, according to a first-of-its-kind in-human study...

7 March, 2016

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Researchers find novel way to boost immune response to vaccines

A new study suggests the chemical and spatial organization of the ingredients of the adjuvant – or booster agent – that is included in some vaccines can make a difference to the strength of the immune...

12 November, 2015

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Flu vaccine may work better in women

Women have a stronger immune response than men when given the flu vaccine, new research shows. This may mean that vaccinated women are better protected against catching the flu than vaccinated men, although the new...

10 January, 2014

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