infectious diseases

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The UK has started a gonorrhoea vaccination programme designed to prevent thousands of infections and save the NHS millions of pounds.

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Sanofi has agreed to buy UK start-up Vicebio, set up to produce improved, more potent shots that are simpler to manufacture, for $1.15bn upfront.

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Measles cases are roaring back in the US, with nearly 1,300 cases so far this year, 25 years after the disease was declared eliminated by the CDC.

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MSD is preparing to take on Takeda in the dengue fever vaccine market, moving its V181 candidate into phase 3.

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Wockhardt has completed a pre-filing meeting with the FDA and is preparing to submit its novel antibiotic Zaynich in the US and Europe.

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A new way to deliver mRNA to T cells could allow HIV that is hiding away to be exposed and targeted with antiretroviral therapies, say scientists.