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Five Things For Pharmacists To Know About Measles in 2025

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Although I have practiced in the area of infectious diseases pharmacy for quite a while now, measles has not been of much clinical relevance to me beyond MMR for routine vaccination. Vaccination is the best way to prevent measles This is an obvious one, but necessary to state right out the gate. MMR is given in 2 doses.

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BioNTech takes its first cancer vaccine into phase 2

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It would be easy to forget that back in 2019, BioNTech was an early-stage biotech firmly focused on cancer vaccines, before being catapulted onto the world-stage with its COVID-19 shot. The post BioNTech takes its first cancer vaccine into phase 2 appeared first on.

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MHRA authorises new COVID-19 vaccine

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A new COVID-19 vaccine has been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Bimervax is now the ninth vaccine to be authorised by the UK’s independent medicines regulator to treat the virus. This is an additional ingredient designed to trigger a stronger immune response.

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Accelerating AMR vaccine development

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In July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its inaugural report on the pipeline of vaccines currently in development to prevent infections caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacterial pathogens. WHO referred to 61 bacterial vaccine candidates in diverse stages of clinical development. 1 WHO’s analysis was stark.

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Key vaccine adjuvant biosynthesised

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A paper, published in Nature Chemical Biology has reported the first ‘free-from ‘tree’ production of a key vaccine ingredient sourced from the soapbark tree. Bioengineering vaccine adjuvants The paper explained: “QS-21 is a potent vaccine adjuvant currently sourced by extraction from the Chilean soapbark tree.

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First COVID-19 impact report on global vaccine markets

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The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Global Vaccine Market Report 2022 , the first report to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the global vaccine market, shows that inequitable distribution is not unique to COVID-19 vaccines, with poorer countries consistently fighting to access vaccines in demand by wealthier countries.

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Ex-GSK vaccine chief to lead new UK biotech Vicebio

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GSK’s former head of vaccines R&D – Dr Emmanuel Hanon – is heading up a new biotech called Vicebio that will go up against his former employer with a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. ” The post Ex-GSK vaccine chief to lead new UK biotech Vicebio appeared first on. . ” He said.

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