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Immunization Roundup: FDA Approves FluMist, Updated Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine

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Catch up on important immunization news from the month of September.

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Pancreatic Cancer Dendritic Cell Vaccine Receives FDA Fast Track Designation

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The technology from Diakonos Oncology initiates a natural immune response that targets and eliminates cancer cells by activating cytotoxic TH1 cell signaling pathways.

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Rapid COVID immune status test launched in UK, Ireland

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Antibodies should be present in people who have previously exposed to the virus, or been vaccinated against it. The diagnostic was awarded a CE Mark in the EU in January, paving the way for its rollout in Europe, although in the US Chembio’s request for an emergency use authorisation review of the kit was turned down by the FDA.

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FDA reviewers back Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ahead of panel

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Reviewers from the FDA have given their blessing to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a key meeting tomorrow – but the regulator noted that there are still uncertainties about whether the shot can stop the disease from spreading.

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Herd immunity is nice – but what about me?

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Shahrokh Shabahang discusses why we need a personalised approach to COVID-19 immunity testing. While these numbers do tell us something about the relative immunity of the population writ large, they don’t tell us anything about our own, personal immune profiles. However, we’ve also found a number of outliers.

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FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine designed to protect newborns by immunizing parent

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The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a Pfizer vaccine that aims to protect newborns against RSV by vaccinating pregnant people in the latter part of pregnancy. The vaccine, Abrysvo, has also been approved for use in adults 60 and older to protect them against respiratory syncytial virus. Read the rest…

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First needle-free COVID-19 vaccine patch

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Vaxxas, a biotechnology company has announced the start of its Phase I clinical trial of a needle-free COVID-19 vaccine, delivered via a high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP), giving potential coverage of all major SARS-CoV-2 variants. This will help train the trial participant’s immune systems to recognise and combat the infection.

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