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India explores ‘heat-proof’ vaccines to stop vital medicines going to waste

As India is witnessing wastage of at least 50 per cent of vaccines stocked by various healthcare agencies owing to heat exposure, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSO) has decided to explore the idea of...

30 April, 2015

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New AIDS vaccine targets hidden virus

Preliminary research suggests that an AIDS vaccine in development can ramp up the body’s immune system, boosting the response to medications HIV-positive patients take. Years of research will be required to...

30 April, 2015

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Two Ebola vaccines have passed some hurdles

Two new rapid-acting Ebola vaccines have passed over hurdles: They have protected monkeys against the strain of the deadly virus that caused the recent outbreak in West Africa. The vaccines worked against Ebola in one...

24 April, 2015

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Hopes over ‘partially effective’ malaria vaccine

Developers of the vaccine are trying to get it universally approved because it could help protect millions of young children. The world’s first malaria vaccine is only partially effective but could shield millions...

24 April, 2015

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HIV/AIDS Treatment & Cure Update 2015: Researchers discover HIV vaccine after first-ever human trial using antibody-based therapy

By the end of 2013, there were 35 million people living human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) globally, and that number likely increased in subsequent years. However, the clone of a potent single-cell-based antibody, that...

16 April, 2015

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No vaccine, no benefits in Australia: Abbot

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday his nation will adopt a “no jab, no pay” policy to block parents who refuse to vaccinate their children from accessing some government benefits. The policy...

16 April, 2015

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HIV vaccine on the horizon? Rockefeller University researchers call antibody ‘extremely potent’ against virus strains

Results from a new trial found that an “extremely potent” antibody can dramatically reduce the level of the HIV virus in a patient’s blood — raising hopes for an HIV vaccine. Researchers at Rockefeller...

12 April, 2015

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Gates Foundation and CureVac collaborate to accelerate the development of transformative vaccine technology

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and CureVac announced that the foundation has made a commitment to invest $52 million in CureVac, a leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in mRNA-based...

12 April, 2015

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Vaccination must be scaled up in Ebola-affected countries

A growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases in countries affected by Ebola must be countered by urgent scaling up of routine immunization activities, according to the World...

12 April, 2015

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The state of vaccine confidence: Early results of a Vaccine Confidence Index

A decade on from the Northern Nigeria polio vaccination boycott and its global costs to the polio eradication initiative, a new report examines global issues affecting vaccine confidence and hesitation since the new...

12 April, 2015

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