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COVID-19 vaccine safe for children who have had MIS-C

A study of children and adolescents who received a COVID-19 vaccination following multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) found that there were no reports of serious complications including myocarditis or MIS-C reoccurrence.

3 Jan 2023

Bacterial outer membrane vesicles: utility as vaccines and novel engineering approaches

Scientists have described the utility of gram-negative bacteria-derived outer membrane vesicles as vaccines and methods to expand their applications.

3 Jan 2023

Study suggests a single dose of JYNNEOS vaccine may lessen the severity of mpox illness

Researchers pursued evidence that the JYNNEOS vaccine offered some protection against the mpox disease, especially they confirmed the duration for which the one dose of this vaccine conferred protection.

3 Jan 2023

Effects of hybrid immunity on humoral immune response following COVID mRNA vaccination in a cohort of essential and frontline workers

Researchers longitudinally evaluated humoral immune responses to the second and third doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines among individuals with and without prior history of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

3 Jan 2023

BA.4/BA.5 mutations reduced responsiveness of epitope-specific T cells with original mRNA vaccine

A new study in the journal Viruses examines the phenomenon of breakthrough infections due to the evasion of T-cell immunity by the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants, showing this to be due to spike gene mutations.

2 Jan 2023

Study demonstrates the benefits of vaccination and boosting in reducing COVID-19 transmission

Vaccination and boosting, especially when recent, helped to limit the spread of COVID-19 in California prisons during the first Omicron wave, according to an analysis by researchers at UC San Francisco that examined transmission between people living in the same cell.

2 Jan 2023

COVID-19 prevention and control measures associated with decrease in influenza activity

A recent study provides preliminary evidence of the long-term relationship between prevention and control measures and influenza transmission in China during the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for the impact under various prevention and control levels. This study, the first of its kind, was published in Health Data Science, a Science Partner Journal.

2 Jan 2023

NHS App' total sign ups top 30 million

Millions more patients across England are benefitting from easier access to their health records and medical services through the NHS App, as sign ups top 30 million - including seven million new sign ups in 2022.

30 Dec 2022

All patients with rheumatic disorders recommended to receive pneumococcal vaccine

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other rheumatic conditions are more at risk for complications and death from pneumonia, meningitis, and other bacterial infections, yet most have not been vaccinated against infection.

29 Dec 2022

Study reveals a previously unappreciated complexity of TRM cell biology in the gut

Recent pressure to maximize vaccine efficacy has stirred up many new discoveries within immunology, revealing numerous paradigms with untapped therapeutic potential.

28 Dec 2022

Alveolar macrophages present as antigens to promote virus-specific CD8+ T cell expansion

The human immune system is a highly complex network of cells, signals, and responses that is tightly regulated to ensure that the body can fight off infection without damaging its own tissues.

28 Dec 2022

Exploring T cell responses during COVID-19 breakthrough infection

Researchers assessed the de novo and recall T cell responses during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) breakthrough infection.

28 Dec 2022

Study provides safety assurance to the global population regarding COVID-19 booster vaccines

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Tel Aviv University equipped close to 5,000 Israelis with smartwatches and monitored their physiological parameters over two years.

28 Dec 2022

An estimated 19 million US adults living with long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, a team of researchers examined the risk factors and prevalence and impact of long coronavirus disease (COVID) among a representative sample of adults in the United States (U.S.) and reported that close to 19 million U.S. adults suffer from long COVID.

26 Dec 2022

Study reveals why some germinal centers persist for months rather than weeks

If B cells are the munitions factories of the immune system, manufacturing antibodies to neutralize harmful pathogens, then the tiny biological structures known as germinal centers are its weapons-development facilities.

23 Dec 2022

Simple Corsi-Rosenthal boxes can help reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants

A team of researchers from Brown University's School of Public Health, Brown's School of Engineering and Silent Spring Institute found that simple air filtration devices called Corsi-Rosenthal boxes are effective at reducing indoor air pollutants.

23 Dec 2022

Researchers present a new strategy for self-adjuvanting vaccine development

This new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, discusses a fully synthetic Tn-based three-component cancer vaccine using covalently linked TLR4 ligand MPLA and iNKT cell agonist KRN-7000 as built-in adjuvant effectively protects mice from tumor development.

23 Dec 2022

People eligible for free winter vaccines urged to come forward over the Christmas holiday

All those eligible for their free winter vaccines are being urged to come forward as soon as possible for their free jabs over the Christmas holiday, as hospitalizations for flu and Covid continue to rise.

23 Dec 2022

Exploring plasma and nasal antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

Researchers evaluated plasma and nasal antibody titers responses induced by natural severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations among United Kingdom (UK) residents.

23 Dec 2022

Novel mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine encoding four mpox virus surface proteins generates robust immune responses against orthopoxviruses

Researchers described a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-lipid nanoparticle monkeypox vaccine encoding four conserved monkeypox virus surface proteins which induced monkeypox virus-specific immunity and elicited heterologous protection when challenged with lethal vaccinia virus.

23 Dec 2022

Vaccine News and Research

Latest Vaccine News and Research

COVID-19 vaccine safe for children who have had MIS-C

Bacterial outer membrane vesicles: utility as vaccines and novel engineering approaches

Study suggests a single dose of JYNNEOS vaccine may lessen the severity of mpox illness

Effects of hybrid immunity on humoral immune response following COVID mRNA vaccination in a cohort of essential and frontline workers

BA.4/BA.5 mutations reduced responsiveness of epitope-specific T cells with original mRNA vaccine

Study demonstrates the benefits of vaccination and boosting in reducing COVID-19 transmission

COVID-19 prevention and control measures associated with decrease in influenza activity

NHS App' total sign ups top 30 million

All patients with rheumatic disorders recommended to receive pneumococcal vaccine

Study reveals a previously unappreciated complexity of TRM cell biology in the gut

Alveolar macrophages present as antigens to promote virus-specific CD8+ T cell expansion

Exploring T cell responses during COVID-19 breakthrough infection

Study provides safety assurance to the global population regarding COVID-19 booster vaccines

An estimated 19 million US adults living with long-COVID

Study reveals why some germinal centers persist for months rather than weeks

Simple Corsi-Rosenthal boxes can help reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants

Researchers present a new strategy for self-adjuvanting vaccine development

People eligible for free winter vaccines urged to come forward over the Christmas holiday

Exploring plasma and nasal antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

Novel mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine encoding four mpox virus surface proteins generates robust immune responses against orthopoxviruses

Event guide: 3rd mRNA Process Development & Manufacturing Europe eBook

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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