August 25th 2025
Regulators cite four new serious adverse event reports, halting US distribution while global access efforts continue.
Mpox Vaccine Manufacturer is Prepared to Increase Production
August 19th 2024Bavarian Nordic is working to get their MVA-BN (Jynneos) mpox vaccine to those affected in African countries, as well as working towards a clinical trial for the younger pediatric population, and potential regulatory approval in Europe for adolescents.
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Mpox and Concerns Around the Disease in the United States
August 15th 2024Scott Bertani, who is the director of Advocacy of the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health, discusses what the new mpox health declarations mean to the US, which groups are high risk, and information about the vaccine to prevent the disease.
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First Doses of R21/Matrix-M Malaria Vaccine Administered in Ivory Coast
July 19th 2024With an efficacy rate of 78% and WHO prequalification, the vaccine rollout aims to vaccinate 6.6 million children across 15 African countries by the end of 2024, marking an advancement in public health efforts to combat malaria's impact
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The CDC’s Rapid Detection Assays on Combating the Spread of Anopheles stephensi
July 10th 2024Christina Rafferty, BSc, an expert from the CDC, discusses the CLASS assay for swift and accurate detection of Anopheles stephensi, which is essential for controlling malaria spread and protecting communities from resurgence in Africa.
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Avian Influenza in Dairy Cattle: Implications for Milk Production and Biosecurity
July 2nd 2024Recent studies in Emerging Infectious Diseases have highlighted the persistence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus on milking equipment surfaces and its presence in dairy cattle mammary glands.
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The R21/Matrix-M Vaccine: A Breakthrough in Malaria Eradication Efforts
April 25th 2024In a collaboration between the University of Oxford, the Ministry of Health in Rwanda, and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre, groundbreaking data on the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, marks a significant shift in the malaria paradigm.
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