All Vaccinology articles – Page 20
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NewsWarning as third of toddlers found to have unmet vaccination needs
A third of under-fives attending a Paediatric Emergency Department (PED) and who are eligible for pre-school boosters have unmet vaccination need according to new research.
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NewsConsortium awarded €9M to create better tuberculosis vaccine
Researchers from the University of Leicester are among those hoping to create an improved vaccine to fight tuberculosis as part of a €9 million Euro project.
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NewsVaccine primes frog microbiome for future exposure to deadly fungal outbreak
A new study has found that a new vaccine against the deadly chytrid fungus in frogs can shift the composition of the microbiome, making frogs more resilient to future exposure to the fungus.
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NewsBCG vaccine found ineffective against COVID-19 in healthcare workers
An international trial investigating the potential immune-boosting effects of the tuberculosis BCG vaccine against COVID-19 found that the risk of developing the disease during the first six months after vaccination was not reduced in participants as originally hoped for.
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NewsScientists closing in on long-lasting swine flu vaccine
A successful long-term experiment with live hogs indicates scientists may be another step closer to achieving a safe, long-lasting and potentially universal vaccine against swine flu.
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NewsCovid-19 jab shows no serious side effects in young children
A review of more than 245,000 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines given to young children - most of them aged 4 and younger - found no indications of serious side effects.
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NewsTeam founds AI-powered vaccine library to prevent future pandemics
A research project to develop novel antigen designs will focus on 10 known virus families to build the ‘vaccine library’, using the computer-based Rosetta platform.
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NewsTest tube immune system IDs protein candidates for HIV vaccine
Scientists have developed a technique to find protein fragments that best stimulate the immune system to recognize and attack the virus.
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NewsDeadly virus structures pinpoint new targets for Lassa vaccine design
By comparing the structures of protein complexes from different lineages of the dangerous Lassa virus, a research team has identified new antibodies and vaccine targets.
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NewsNew vaccine boosts hopes of eliminating meningitis across Africa
A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis and blood poisoning, has found that it is safe and induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal bacteria: A, C, W, Y and X.
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NewsUK launches 10-year science strategy to save lives and boost prosperity
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a ten-year Science Strategy, setting out how UKHSA’s science can save more lives, secure health and prosperity and contribute to the UK’s ambition to be a global science superpower.
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NewsClinical trial of mRNA universal influenza vaccine candidate begins
A clinical trial of an experimental universal influenza vaccine, H1ssF-3928 mRNA-LNP, has begun enrolling volunteers to test for safety and its ability to induce an immune response.
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FeaturesA new frontier in Zika vaccine development
A milestone achievement for science in combating the Zika virus as a new vaccine trial begins in the UK.
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NewsAlgorithm boosts Covid vaccine response 128-fold
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can rapidly design highly stable COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences that were previously unattainable, achieving a 128-fold increase in the vaccine’s antibody response.
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NewsLiverpool begins first human trial of Zika vaccine
The first participant has received a dose of a new Zika virus vaccine being trialled by the University of Liverpool.
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NewsBCG does not protect health workers against Covid
A world-leading international trial into the immune boosting benefits of the tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, has found it does not protect healthcare workers against COVID-19.
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NewsmRNA ingredient produced by biocatalytic synthesis
The new and patented method for the production of the important mRNA vaccine component pseudouridine is more efficient, sustainable and cost-effective than the previously used chemical synthesis.
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NewsUK vaccine and food manufacturing hubs will save lives and cut carbon
Two initiatives, an investment of £24 million, will help the UK lead the world in preparedness for pandemics and epidemics, and in delivering secure food supplies.
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NewsMore than 1 million lives saved across Europe by COVID-19 vaccines since the end of 2020
COVID-19 vaccination directly saved at least 1,004,927 lives across Europe between December 2020 and March 2023, according to new research being presented at ECCMID in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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NewsNasal spray protects against coronavirus infection- including recent immune-evasive variants
Researchers have developed a molecule that is, when administered nasally, extremely effective in preventing the disease caused by all known variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.