Category: Vaccine Headlines
Europe taps CSL Seqirus to produce bird flu vaccines for pandemic preparedness efforts
Fierce Pharma Right after signing on to help with bird flu pandemic preparedness efforts in the U.S., CSL Seqirus has agreed to do the same in Europe through a vaccine supply pact. The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) tapped CSL Seqirus to deliver 665,000 doses of its pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine […]
Jun 12, 2024
To vaccinate or not against highly pathogenic avian influenza?
The Lancet The poultry sector is a major component of agriculture that contributes to the national economy and is crucial for food security, poverty reduction, and economic development. However, the poultry sector has been affected by poultry diseases, with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) having a serious economic impact on the sector. Avian influenza is […]
Jun 11, 2024
Scientists Test mRNA Vaccines to Protect Against Bird Flu
VOA From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Scientists are testing next-generation vaccines to deal with the spread of bird flu in the United States. The vaccines use the same mRNA technology that led to the development of COVID-19 shots in record time. The U.S. Agriculture Department is planning to test a vaccine, […]
Jun 11, 2024
Can a new malaria vaccine for children eradicate the disease? Here’s what to know
PBS Newshour (Audio File) Malaria is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Across Africa, it kills nearly half a million children younger than 5 each year. A new vaccine, only the second of its kind, holds the promise of saving thousands of lives and moving the world closer to eradicating malaria. Ali Rogin speaks with […]
Jun 11, 2024
Finland to offer bird flu vaccine to select groups of people, a possible global first
STAT Finland is preparing to offer vaccines to people at risk of exposure to an avian influenza strain spreading among farmed and wild animals, health officials there said, potentially becoming the first country to take such a step as concerns about the threat the virus poses to people intensify. The vaccine campaign will be limited, […]
Jun 11, 2024
Finland to offer bird flu vaccine to select groups of people, a possible global first
STAT Finland is preparing to offer vaccines to people at risk of exposure to an avian influenza strain spreading among farmed and wild animals, health officials there said, potentially becoming the first country to take such a step as concerns about the threat the virus poses to people intensify. The vaccine campaign will be limited, […]
Jun 5, 2024
U.S. to make millions of bird flu vaccine doses this summer, as cases grow
CBS News Some 4.8 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for use in response to the growing U.S. outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, officials say. The order for the doses to be filled into vials comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a growing number of human cases linked […]
Jun 4, 2024
Why it’s so challenging to develop vaccines for parasitic diseases
BBC The process of making vaccines for parasites is extremely challenging – but scientists might be on the cusp of major breakthroughs. There was much celebration in January, when Cameroon became the first country in the world to roll out routine vaccination against malaria. In February, Burkina Faso followed suit. “Control of malaria has not […]
Jun 4, 2024
Fighting bird flu: The vaccine problem with chickens and eggs
Atlanta Journal Constitution Even a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs. They worried about them in 2005, and in 2009, and they’re worrying now. That’s because millions of fertilized hen eggs are still the main ingredient in making vaccines that, hopefully, will protect people against […]
Jun 4, 2024
New malaria vaccine delivered for the first time
NPR The Central African Republic is the first country to receive thousands of doses of a new malaria vaccine first recommended by the World Health Organization last October. A total of 43,000 doses arrived by air today from UNICEF, and another 120,000 are scheduled to show up in the coming days. The vaccine — called […]
May 28, 2024