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US researchers start trials of universal flu vaccine

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have started dosing patients in a phase 1 trial of a new influenza vaccine candidate that aims to sidestep the annua

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FDA clears new Pfizer, Moderna COVID jabs as cases tick up

The FDA has authorised updated versions of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna's mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines targeting the XBB.1.5 subvariant, in time for the start of a new autu

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Moderna, Pfizer say COVID jabs work against BA.2.86

Moderna and Pfizer have both said that updated versions of their COVID-19 vaccines work against the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant, also known as Pirola, which is being cl

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UK opens '100-day' rapid-response vaccine unit

The UK government has formally opened a state-of-the-art vaccine research facility based at the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) to improve the country's preparedness

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Merck's challenge to Pfizer's Prevnar grows

Pfizer's longstanding dominance of the pneumococcal vaccines category could be threatened by Merck & Co, which has just reported new data on its V116 shot in older adu

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