Sept. 2, 2021 — Over the past decade, advances in HIV treatment have yielded new drug combinations, once-daily dosing, and, most recently, the introduction of long-acting injectables for pre- and post-exposure prevention and treatment. But why has it been so difficult to make an HIV vaccine? “The difficulties of vaccine candidates that have … Read more
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has asked the principal investigators of clinical trials to compile a list of volunteers who received an actual vaccine shot, and not a placebo, so that they can be issued certificates from the vaccine registration platform CoWIN. “ICMR is facilitating the process. We do feel that participants have … Read more
Moderna said Thursday its Covid-19 vaccine is 96 percent effective among youths aged 12 to 17, according to the results of its first clinical trials. Two-thirds of the 3,235 participants in trials in the United States received the vaccine and one-third were given a placebo. The study “showed vaccine efficacy against COVID-19 of 96%; mRNA-1273 … Read more
Ministers also confirm a risk-based “traffic light” system will start when foreign holidays resume. Source link
Hala Borno, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Oncology and Hematology, University of California, San Francisco Jamie Freedman, head of U.S. medical affairs, Genentech. Jennifer Jones-McMeans, PhD, director of global clinical affairs, Abbott Pharmaceuticals. Marya Shegog, PhD, health equity and diversity coordinator, Lazarex Cancer Foundation. Andrea Denicoff, registered nurse and nurse consultant, National Cancer … Read more
Some volunteers in the UK will be deliberately infected with coronavirus in a “challenge trial”. Source link
Healthy, young volunteers are being recruited for the approved study, which will start shortly. Source link
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A spritz instead of a shot to ward off COVID-19? Researchers report that a nasal spray vaccine against the new coronavirus shows promise in animal testing. Rodents that were given two doses of the vaccine had antibody and T-cell responses that were strong enough to suppress SARS-CoV-2, … Read more
The vaccine, which is manufactured in West Lothian, could be available by the end of 2021. Source link
Campbell, who with colleagues has developed a plan for how to run pediatric COVID vaccine trials, points out that “in a universe where COVID mainly affected children the way it’s affecting them now, and we had potential vaccines, people would be clamoring for them.” The evidence that teens can transmit the disease is pretty … Read more