Duke Health is leading its first clinical trial under a large federal initiative to develop a new-generation flu vaccine. The phase 1 clinical trial, which launched last month, is testing the safety of a vaccine...
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Deadly virus structures point toward new avenues for vaccine design
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people in West Africa become infected with Lassa virus, which can cause Lassa fever and lead to severe illness, long-term side effects or death. There are currently no widely...
Needle-free vaccines could be available within five years, but investment is needed
Researchers have called for pilot manufacturing facilities to be constructed ‘at-risk’, to ensure this game-changing technology is ready for deployment before the next pandemic. Needle-free vaccines could transform...
WHO launches Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Network
The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN), a public health network to prevent and detect infectious disease threats before they become epidemics or pandemics...
Global Health Cast Edition 38
Thirty-eighth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. 00:00 Introduction 01:04 What to expect with the end of PHE for COVID 05:05 SARS-CoV-2 at the Huanan Seafood Market 09:29...
African scientists are working to pool data that decodes diseases – a giant step
Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg virus in Guinea or Equatorial Guinea; cholera in Malawi; malaria and...
Global Health Cast Edition 37
Thirty-seventh Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. 00:00 Introduction 01:04 COVID-19 global health emergency is OVER 03:10 COVID-19 epidemiology 10:24 Obstructive sleep apnea...
WHO declares end of COVID global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) ended the global emergency status for COVID-19 on 5 May, more than three years after its original declaration, and said countries should now manage the virus that killed more than 6.9...