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Gut microbiota in early life may affect vaccine efficacy

Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides in the gut microbiome are important to vaccine responsiveness and could be used in vaccine adjuvants in the future, a recent review shows. Gut microbiota in early life can affect the...

21 September, 2022

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Effectiveness of TBE vaccination

Background During the last 30 years, the number of reported TBE cases in Europe has increased by more than 193%, despite two effective TBE vaccines (FSME Immune and Encepur) being available. The raison for this increase...

4 March, 2022

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Russia’s COVID vaccine 92% effective, even in those over 60

An interim analysis of data from a phase 3 clinical trial of Russia’s two-dose Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V) coronavirus vaccine involving nearly 20,000 adult volunteers suggests an efficacy of 91.6% against...

3 February, 2021

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Pfizer vaccine, which early data found to be 90 percent effective, enrolled patients in Yale trials

Pfizer and BioNTech — the pharmaceutical companies currently leading a phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trial, in which efficacy and safety tests are being conducted — issued a press release explaining how their vaccine...

13 November, 2020

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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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