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Births and deaths need to be accurately registered in Asia Pacific countries

A strong, universal, responsive civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system is critical for Asia Pacific countries to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure that the most vulnerable have access to healthcare, immunization and social welfare services.

24 Nov 2021

Antibody persistence in infants after maternal COVID-19 vaccination

New research finds COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy results in significantly greater antibody persistence in the infants compared to natural infection of the mothers during pregnancy.

24 Nov 2021

Limited immune responses three months after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination among elderly

In this study, published on the medRxiv* preprint server, the humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 was assessed before and after three months of administration of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (Pfizer-BioNTech). In addition, elders' humoral responses were compared to those of a younger group, and a functional neutralization experiment against the Wuhan-Hu-1 (WH1) virus and the Delta variant was carried out.

23 Nov 2021

Vaccine-induced immune responses for SARS-CoV-2 in patients receiving anti-CD20 B-cell depleting therapies

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server analyzed the trajectories of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients from the RituxiVac study were compared to healthy volunteers. In addition, they investigated the immunogenicity of a third vaccine dose in previously non-responding patients.

23 Nov 2021

Study shows risk of MIS-C post mRNA vaccination against COVID-19 in children with autoimmune complications

Researchers discuss two cases of MIS-V after the patients had received the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech (BNT162b2).

23 Nov 2021

LSHTM joins with YouTube and Klick Health to create 'Community Unity' for tackling vaccine misinformation

The Vaccine Confidence Project (VCP) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has teamed up with YouTube and Klick Health to create 'Community Unity', a unique video series to help combat vaccine misinformation.

23 Nov 2021

Antigenic cocktail produced in Nicotiana benthamian plant as a potential COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Scientists utilize N. benthamiana for producing the N-protein and an antigenic cocktail containing the N-protein and SARS-CoV-2 S RBD.

23 Nov 2021

Tobacco mosaic virus nanoparticle-based novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Scientists generate a VLP type NP platform made of recombinant viral antigens conjugated with TMV virions.

23 Nov 2021

Inactivated virion-based vaccine confers robust cell-mediated immunity against major SARS-CoV-2 variants

Indian researchers determine the magnitude, quality, and persistence of cellular and humoral memory responses after vaccination with BBV152/Covaxin.

23 Nov 2021

Systematic review finds COVID-19 vaccine efficacy remains high for at least six months

Scientists have conducted a systematic review of published studies investigating the duration of efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease severity.

23 Nov 2021

Negative impacts of the pandemic, discrimination contribute to decline in infant vaccinations

A new study summarized in a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics reveals that a number of factors, including negative impacts from the pandemic during pregnancy, health care experiences, and reports of discrimination, made it less likely that infants received their recommended vaccinations in the first months of their lives.

22 Nov 2021

CDC expands recommendations for COVID-19 booster dose to include all adults

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) expanded recommendations for booster shots to include all adults ages 18 years and older who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine at least six months after their second dose.

19 Nov 2021

A nasal COVID vaccine using a weakened influenza vector

The authors of a new study, published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, constructed a COVID-19 nasal vaccine candidate by inserting a gene encoding the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, named CA4-dNS1-nCoV-RBD (dNS1-RBD) in a live attenuated influenza virus (LAIV) vector.

18 Nov 2021

Seroprevalence study in Tamil Nadu shows antibody decline following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

In the sixth-most populated state of India – Tamil Nadu, three rounds of a district-level serological study were conducted through two COVID waves.

18 Nov 2021

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: An Interview with the World Health Organization

For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2021, we spoke to Dr. Liz Tayler from the World Health Organization about antimicrobial resistance.

18 Nov 2021

Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non-covid vaccinations

Melissa Blatzer was determined to get her three children caught up on their routine immunizations on a recent Saturday morning at a walk-in clinic in this Denver suburb. It had been about a year since the kids' last shots, a delay Blatzer chalked up to the pandemic.

18 Nov 2021

Immunization News and Research

Births and deaths need to be accurately registered in Asia Pacific countries

Antibody persistence in infants after maternal COVID-19 vaccination

Limited immune responses three months after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination among elderly

Vaccine-induced immune responses for SARS-CoV-2 in patients receiving anti-CD20 B-cell depleting therapies

Study shows risk of MIS-C post mRNA vaccination against COVID-19 in children with autoimmune complications

LSHTM joins with YouTube and Klick Health to create 'Community Unity' for tackling vaccine misinformation

Antigenic cocktail produced in Nicotiana benthamian plant as a potential COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Tobacco mosaic virus nanoparticle-based novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Inactivated virion-based vaccine confers robust cell-mediated immunity against major SARS-CoV-2 variants

Systematic review finds COVID-19 vaccine efficacy remains high for at least six months

Negative impacts of the pandemic, discrimination contribute to decline in infant vaccinations

CDC expands recommendations for COVID-19 booster dose to include all adults

A nasal COVID vaccine using a weakened influenza vector

Seroprevalence study in Tamil Nadu shows antibody decline following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: An Interview with the World Health Organization

Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non-covid vaccinations

Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome rare but serious adverse event associated with Ad26.COV2.S vaccination

Vaccination protects against COVID-19 related hospitalization in patients with and without comorbidity

Can COVID-19 vaccination lead to neurological complications?

Impact of mutations on binding affinity of SARS-CoV-2 variants with ACE2 and existing antibodies

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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