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How effective are live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines?

Researchers opined on the use of live-attenuated whole virus vaccines as COVID-19 vaccines.

26 Sep 2022

Study of 9 million Swedes shows rapidly declining effectiveness of COVID vaccines against Omicron

The findings of a new Swedish study posted to the Preprints with The Lancet* server found that two COVID-19 vaccine doses provided effective long-term protection against infection before Omicron, but less protection against Omicron infection (dropping to 43% by week four and no protection by week 14).

25 Sep 2022

Trial tests efficacy and safety of NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine among adolescents

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States described the safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of the NVX-CoV2373 vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), tested in PREVENT-19 — a phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial among 12- to 17-year-old adolescents in the United States (U.S).

25 Sep 2022

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

A recent study provides an overview of existing literature on the complications of infection with both smallpox and monkeypox virus.

25 Sep 2022

Generating a mutation in key molecules could offer new way to prevent and treat gonorrhea

Creating a mutation that inhibits how the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection, could offer a new way to prevent and treat the disease, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

23 Sep 2022

Providence study sheds new light on the added benefit of COVID-19 boosters among vaccinated individuals

A Providence study released online today in the Journal of the American Medical Association sheds new light on the added benefit of a booster dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine among previously vaccinated individuals.

23 Sep 2022

Researchers examine the impact of COVID-19 measures on influenza circulation in Canada

Shinhye et al. look into the impact of COVID-19 measures on influenza circulation in Canada between 2020 and 2022 and the vaccine effectiveness against late-season influenza illness due to A(H3N2) in 2022.

23 Sep 2022

Study describes the dynamics of immune responses to triple COVID-19 vaccination

The effectiveness of the three-dose COVID-19 vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants has been described in detail in a recent study.

23 Sep 2022

Study paves the way for new therapies, vaccines that lead to stronger immunity against Covid-19

Why do some people become seriously ill with Covid-19, while others have no symptoms at all? The answer may lie in the proteins our immune system has previously been exposed to.

23 Sep 2022

Uganda confirms seven cases of Ebola and one death

Health authorities in Uganda have recently announced an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Mubende District, Uganda.

22 Sep 2022

Vaccine boosters and breakthrough infections provide substantial immunity against COVID-19

Vaccine boosters and breakthrough infections following vaccination both provide a substantial and potentially pandemic-breaking immunity against COVID-19, according to new laboratory research from Oregon Health & Science University.

22 Sep 2022

Sarbecovirus discovered in Russian bat can infect humans and is resistant to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if it were to spillover, is resistant to current vaccines.

22 Sep 2022

Lessons from South Korea's vaccination initiative can help cultivate planetary health action

South Korea had administered more COVID-19 vaccine doses per 100 people than other developed countries by the end of March 2022.

22 Sep 2022

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Despite vaccine availability, vaccine hesitancy has inhibited public health officials' efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which has killed more than 1 million people in the U.S. and nearly 6 million people worldwide.

22 Sep 2022

Does BA.2 breakthrough infection shift cross-neutralization activity towards the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sublineages?

Researchers investigated the SARS-CoV-2 VOC Omicron's immune escape mechanisms.

22 Sep 2022

What is the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

In a new study, researchers assessed the ecological association suggesting the efficacy of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination against COVID-19.

22 Sep 2022

Study explores the effect of age-associated B cells on COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity

In a new study, a team of researchers explored the effect of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)-induced expansion of age-associated B cells (ABCs) on COVID-19 vaccine-derived humoral immunity in patients with cancer and inborn errors of immunity (IEI).

22 Sep 2022

An unusual case of Monkeypox virus transmission by needlestick injury

In a recent study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described an unusual case of patient-to-healthcare worker (HCW) monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmission via a needlestick injury that occured in Brazil.

21 Sep 2022

Virology of the human monkeypox virus

A new review to be posted in the Virus Research journal aims to provide an overview of the recent advances reported concerning hMPXV virology.

21 Sep 2022

Vaccination drives superior functional antibody breadth compared to natural infection with SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assessed the potency and breadth of antibody recognition and effector function among healthy and high-risk individuals following natural SARS-CoV-2 infection or mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

21 Sep 2022

Vaccine News and Research

Latest Vaccine News and Research

How effective are live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines?

Study of 9 million Swedes shows rapidly declining effectiveness of COVID vaccines against Omicron

Trial tests efficacy and safety of NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine among adolescents

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

Generating a mutation in key molecules could offer new way to prevent and treat gonorrhea

Providence study sheds new light on the added benefit of COVID-19 boosters among vaccinated individuals

Researchers examine the impact of COVID-19 measures on influenza circulation in Canada

Study describes the dynamics of immune responses to triple COVID-19 vaccination

Study paves the way for new therapies, vaccines that lead to stronger immunity against Covid-19

Uganda confirms seven cases of Ebola and one death

Vaccine boosters and breakthrough infections provide substantial immunity against COVID-19

Sarbecovirus discovered in Russian bat can infect humans and is resistant to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Lessons from South Korea's vaccination initiative can help cultivate planetary health action

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Does BA.2 breakthrough infection shift cross-neutralization activity towards the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sublineages?

What is the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Study explores the effect of age-associated B cells on COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity

An unusual case of Monkeypox virus transmission by needlestick injury

Virology of the human monkeypox virus

Vaccination drives superior functional antibody breadth compared to natural infection with SARS-CoV-2

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

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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Latest Vaccine News and Research

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