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Colourised transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red/yellow) found within infected VERO E6 cells (brown)

As WHO calls mpox emergency, NIH says only drug ineffective

The only antiviral recognised as an mpox treatment was unable to shorten the time to resolution of lesions in a trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of an outb

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Africa on high alert as mpox cases rise quickly

The rapid spread of a new variant of mpox – previously known as monkeypox – has prompted the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to declare a public health emerge

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mRNA technologies: Looking beyond COVID vaccines

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA-based vaccines have been shown to provide rapid and precise immune responses, however, this technology has much wider applications.

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Valneva, LimmaTech ally on quest for first Shigella vaccine

Valneva has bolstered its vaccines pipeline with a shot designed to protect against shigellosis – a major global health threat – licensed from LimmaTech Biologics.

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Valneva gets $41m grant to roll out chikungunya vaccine

Valneva has been awarded funding from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and EU to expand access to its recently approved vaccine for chikungunya, a potentially life

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Jonah Sacha, head of pathobiology at OHSU's National Primate Research Centre

Study points to route for 'one and done' flu vaccine

Scientists in the US have developed a new universal form of influenza vaccine that they say could protect against all strains of the virus – and do away with the annual scramble to match sh

As WHO calls mpox emergency, NIH says only drug ineffective

Africa on high alert as mpox cases rise quickly

mRNA technologies: Looking beyond COVID vaccines

Valneva, LimmaTech ally on quest for first Shigella vaccine

Valneva gets $41m grant to roll out chikungunya vaccine

Study points to route for 'one and done' flu vaccine

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