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Digital innovation drives vaccine development

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It is becoming increasingly important for people all over the world to understand the importance of vaccines and to have access to the vaccines they need – especially with digital innovation driving new vaccine development. Pfizer’s Josh Raysman, Saad Saeed, and Shanaya Deboo discuss vaccine awareness, access, and innovation.

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Alexion’s Camilla Harder Hartvig on making the impossible possible in rare disease

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For example, the company recently launched Rare Answers , a system of innovative and sustainable tools that are designed to help shorten the diagnostic journey for children with a rare disease – developed in collaboration with leading children’s hospitals and technology and data science companies.

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Race to the finish: pharma edges closer to approval with RSV vaccines

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As paediatric hospital wings are flooded with an unprecedented number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases , healthcare workers have been overwhelmed by an unusually early peak of the RSV season. Pharmaceutical companies are pushing to develop drugs and vaccines for RSV with these populations in mind. per 100,000.

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How is virtual care changing pharmacy?

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It can be used in retail, outpatient, and hospital pharmacy settings and utilizes state-of-the-art technology so qualified pharmacists can complete tasks remotely through a computer, tablet, or phone. This means the days of face-to-face communication and paper-based procedures are fading, and the responsibilities of a pharmacist are changing.

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How to address patient vaccine hesitancy and misconceptions

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Vaccines have been an essential part of protecting public health for decades. However, despite the overwhelming evidence for their effectiveness and safety, there has been an increasing trend of vaccine hesitancy in recent years. What is vaccine hesitancy? Are there any long-term risks with vaccines?

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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry

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Cloud platforms can open two-way communication channels for patients, doctors, and trial administrators to talk and share data, essentially in real-time. Today, capabilities like this are being extended so that trial data from wearable devices and home-monitoring systems can be communicated directly to trial sites. A new solution.

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Increasing patient engagement with UK clinical trials

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Keith Wilson, a full-time patient research ambassador at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Trust, said that good communication will be vitally important when using novel ways to engage patients in the research process.