Category: Vaccine Headlines
USDA assesses vaccine to protect cattle from bird flu virus
Successful Farming Authorities say bird flu poses a low risk to human health, although it has only recently been found in U.S. cattle. The Agriculture Department said its research agency “has begun to assess the potential to develop an effective vaccine” against the H5N1 bird flu virus in cattle, although it warned that it is […]
Apr 24, 2024
COVID Shot Boosts Mucosal Immunity in Previously Infected People
MedPageToday Only “traces” of spike-specific salivary antibodies found in vaccinated SARS-CoV-2-naive people. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines stimulated mucosal immunity in people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, but generated only a tiny amount of immunity in people who had never been infected, according to a cohort study using data from the French CoviCompare trials. Among trial participants who […]
Apr 24, 2024
Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains
University of California Riverside Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the immunocompromised. Every year, researchers try to predict the four influenza strains that are most likely to be prevalent during the upcoming […]
Apr 24, 2024
Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?
STAT Helen Branswell The unsettling reality of H5N1 bird flu circulating in dairy cow herds in multiple parts of the United States is raising anxiety levels about whether this dangerous virus, which has haunted the sleep of people who worry about influenza pandemics for more than 20 years, could be on a path to acquiring the ability […]
Apr 24, 2024
Is There a Vaccine for H5N1 Influenza?
MedPageToday On the heels of a multi-state outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) in dairy cows, experts told MedPage Today that a trio of H5N1 vaccines for humans has already been developed and approved in the U.S. While there hasn’t been an outbreak among people to put them to the test, human-to-human transmission would “drive the […]
Apr 24, 2024
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Apr 24, 2024
Universal Vaccine Strategy Boosts Body’s RNAi Response to Viruses
Genetic Engineering and Biotech News Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that could be effective against just about any strain of a virus, and can be used safely even for babies or the immunocompromised. The new strategy would eliminate the need to create annual vaccines for viruses […]
Apr 16, 2024
Why some adults may need another dose of measles vaccine
Atlanta Journal-Constitution A rising number of measles cases in the U.S. this yearis raising concerns over a comeback of a disease that was declared eliminated in this country 24 years ago. A measles report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week concluded that the spike in cases means more public health efforts are […]
Apr 16, 2024
Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion
MedPageToday Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake. A few simple interventions boosted flu vaccine uptake for patients waiting at the emergency department [ED], according to the cluster-randomized, controlled PROFLUVAXED trial. People in ED waiting areas who consented to view a 3-minute video with a scripted message, read a one-page […]
Apr 2, 2024
Moderna’s next-gen COVID vax surpasses approved version in phase 3
Fierce Biotech Moderna’s next-gen COVID vaccine notched a higher immune response than its licensed counterpart, passing a phase 3 test. No data accompanied the company’s announcement Tuesday, with Moderna saying more would be revealed at its vaccine day on Wednesday. But the company said mRNA-1283 elicited a higher immune response against both the omicron BA.4/BA.5 and original […]
Mar 27, 2024