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Herpes simplex virus (HSV-2) capsid visualisation

GSK drops HSV jab, leaving rival mRNA shots in pole position

GSK has abandoned its clinical-stage vaccine for herpes simplex virus (HSV) after a disappointing phase 1/2 trial, ceding the ground to mRNA shots in development at Moderna and BioNTech.

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First bird flu case with no known animal contact seen in US

The US authorities have reported the first-ever case of an H5 strain of avian influenza without a known occupational exposure to sick or infected animals in the country.

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Data builds behind Valneva, Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine

New data for Valneva and Pfizer's experimental vaccine for Lyme disease – the furthest ahead in clinical testing – have bolstered the case for the shot as the results of a phase 3 programme

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As mpox cases rise over 18,000, UNICEF tenders for vaccines

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for countries dealing with the brunt of the outbreak, in collaboration with the Gavi vacci

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Pathogenic Acanthamoeba as seen under a light microscope

EU approves first therapy for acanthamoeba keratitis

The European Commission has approved SIFI's Akantior as the first therapy anywhere in the world for acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), an ultra-rare parasitic infection that can lead to blindness

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New COVID-19 jabs approved by FDA for 2024-25 season

The FDA has approved new versions of Pfizer/BioNTech's Comirnaty and Moderna's Spikevax COVID-19 vaccines that target the Omicron KP.2 strain of SARS-CoV-2 which was dominant in the US in r

GSK drops HSV jab, leaving rival mRNA shots in pole position

First bird flu case with no known animal contact seen in US

Data builds behind Valneva, Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine

As mpox cases rise over 18,000, UNICEF tenders for vaccines

EU approves first therapy for acanthamoeba keratitis

New COVID-19 jabs approved by FDA for 2024-25 season

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