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Merck's Ebola vaccine candidate could see early action against new Congo outbreak
fiercepharma
May 18, 2017
Merck & Co. and other biopharma players hustled to develop Ebola vaccines amid a devastating West Africa epidemic that started in 2014. Now, before Merck’s shot wins an official license, it could be used to combat a new outbreak in Congo.
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'Groundbreaking Strides' Made in Zika Vaccine Research
drugs.com
May 11, 2017
Development of a Zika vaccine is proceeding rapidly, but it still will be years before such a vaccine is available to the public, says the author of a new report on research efforts.
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Tangle of global regs adds to risk of vaccine shortages, Sanofi Pasteur executive says
fiercepharma
May 10, 2017
Worried about emerging diseases, pharma has increasingly teamed with governments and nonprofits to work on vaccines to combat them.
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Pfizer, Merck KGaA join with cancer vaccine biotech Vaximm for Bavencio combo studies
fiercepharma
May 10, 2017
Vaximm signed up with Pfizer and Merck KGaA to test its cancer vaccine with Bavencio in glioblastoma and metastatic colorectal cancer.
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GSK ends Vaxem Hib production, costing Takeda a planned launch in Japan
fiercepharma
May 10, 2017
Takeda’s plan to launch a Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine in Japan has ended in smoke as manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline has terminated production of Vaxem Hib.
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Hookipa Biotech Presents Positive Data from Phase 1 First-In-Human Trial of Vaccine Against Cytomega
b3cnewswire
May 05, 2017
Vaccine was safe and elicited a potent immune response;Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading cause of birth defects in the developed world, occurring in 1 – 2.5 % of all newborns and conferring risk of deafness and impaired intellectual developm
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Health ministry to launch pneumonia vaccine on May 13
financialexpress
May 04, 2017
In the first phase, the vaccine will be administered under routine immunisation programme in parts of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and entire Himachal Pradesh
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Secretive Moderna reveals first-in-human data from mRNA vaccine tech
fiercepharma
May 03, 2017
Moderna just provided its first human efficacy data from an avian influenza vaccine candidate. (Moderna)
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Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to Pilot Malaria Vaccine Trial
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 27, 2017
The United Nations health agency's regional office for Africa has announced that Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will take part in a pilot program to make the first malaria vaccine available in selected areas, beginning in 2018.
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Serum Institute of India buys polio vaccine co in Czech for 72 mn euros
financialexpress
April 26, 2017
The acquisition would catapult the Pune-based company to the largest injectable polio vaccine maker in the world with over 200 million doses