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New type of pneumococcal vaccine developed by KI scientists

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new vaccine candidate against pneumococci, bacteria that can cause pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. The vaccine molecules comprise nano-sized membrane vesicles...

3 June, 2022

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Why is the 100-year-old BCG vaccine so broadly protective in newborns?

The century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is one of the world’s oldest and most widely used vaccines, used to immunize 100 million newborns every year. Given in countries with endemic...

9 May, 2022

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Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa

Brazzaville – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year. Almost 17,500 cases of measles were recorded in the African region between January and March 2022, marking a...

29 April, 2022

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Effect of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on hospitalization in older adults

Invasive pneumococcal disease rates have decreased substantially in children and adults since 2010, when use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children became the standard of care. Adults 65 years of age...

22 April, 2022

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One-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer

The 4-7 April convening of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) evaluated the evidence that has been emerging over past years that single-dose schedules provide comparable efficacy to the...

12 April, 2022

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Zika vaccine shows promising results in preclinical studies

A Zika virus vaccine candidate is effective at preventing the Zika virus passing from mother to fetus in preclinical animal studies, according to a new study in the journal npj Vaccines. The research is a collaboration...

30 January, 2022

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Malaria, known to humans for millennia, finally has a vaccine

About a year passed between COVID-19’s discovery and the creation of a vaccine. Why was malaria so much harder? The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended a broad rollout for a malaria vaccine after a pilot...

4 December, 2021

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Antibody breakthrough in mice could lead to a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, impacting roughly 44 million people worldwide. In some nations, those numbers could triple in the next fifty years, and scientists are desperately...

18 November, 2021

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Meningococcal vaccination rates low among patients with complement component deficiencies

Meningococcal vaccination rates are low among eligible patients with complement component deficiencies, according to a study of U.S. data. Researchers used a nationwide database to assess uptake of vaccines against...

15 November, 2021

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COVID-19 vaccine success can enable universal healthcare – here’s how

For more than 200 years, human beings managed to avert widespread pestilence with vaccines. While not a silver bullet, vaccines provide us with the freedom to engage with the world without the fear of debilitating...

4 May, 2021

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