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Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Oct 10

6 min read

Can Rotavirus Vaccines Reduce Type-1 Diabetes Risks

If rotavirus infection is a trigger for the development of type 1 diabetes, then preventing infections by vaccination would reduce disease incidences

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Oct 10

5 min read

Decoding the Human Immune Response to the v920 Ebola Vaccine

V920 (rVSV-ZEBOV) Ebola vaccine candidate found to induce an antibody response similar to that of the actual infection

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Oct 10

4 min read

Chikungunya Vaccine CHIKV-VLP Gains PRIME Designation in Europe

Emergent BioSolutions chikungunya virus vaccine candidate CHIKV-VLP produced seroconversion in 74 to 98 percent of subjects within 7 days

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Oct 9

5 min read

Cancer Immunotherapy "Fine-Tuned" With UPenn Algorithm

Penn Medicine algorithm evaluates protein sequences to determine similarity to healthy cells and if the immune system might react to it

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Oct 9

5 min read

East Coast Colleges Confirm Mumps Outbreaks

Mumps virus cases confirmed in the Carolinas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

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Oct 8

5 min read

Multivalent HIV Vaccine With Boost Enhanced Antibody Responses

Early administration of gp120 Env protein lead to elicitation of binding and neutralizing immune responses in phase 1 study

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Oct 8

3 min read

Expecting Moms Need Both Tdap and Flu Vaccinations

CDC says pregnant women should receive both influenza and tetanus-diphtheria acellular pertussis vaccines

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Oct 8

3 min read

RSV Vaccine Candidate Produced 10-20 Fold Increase in Virus-Killing Antibodies to Protect Infants

RSVpreF vaccine candidate has the potential to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus disease in infants by immunizing pregnant women

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

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Oct 7

4 min read

HIV Vaccine Combo Produced Antibody Responses Within 6 Weeks

RV144 HIV investigational vaccine prime-boost regimen demonstrated efficacy in humans

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Oct 7

6 min read

Florida Reissues Dengue Fever Alert

Local Dengue cases confirmed in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties in Florida

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