vaccine program Articles
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Latest data on the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in children
Childhood vaccinations provide immunity to children against serious infectious diseases before they are exposed to them to prevent illness. Many childhood diseases, such as smallpox and polio, have been almost completely eradicated as a result of widespread, standardized childhood vaccination programs. Some vaccinations, such as those for highly contagious diseases including measles, mumps, ...
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HIV-1 subtype C vaccine: waiting in wings for the human trials
India has more than 5 million people infected with HIV-1 and this number is likely to increase in coming years. It is estimated that by the turn of this decade more than 10 million people would have been infected with this virus. More than 90% of these infections are due to subtype C. Therefore, it is imperative that a vaccine be developed based on local circulating subtype and tested for ...
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7 Vaccine Monitoring Essentials Required by the CDC
All vaccines are temperature sensitive and require the proper environmental conditions to ensure vaccine stability. Exposure to extreme heat or cold can be catastrophic to millions of vulnerable people, especially children, who would otherwise go unvaccinated. To ensure the safety and potency of vaccines, the VFC Program, which provides vaccines to children at no cost, has strict requirements in ...
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Why Cold Chain Monitoring is Critical in the Delivery of Vaccines
Vaccine monitoring throughout the cold chain until final delivery is essential. Vaccines are a key component in our health care system. One of the most cost-effective and efficient public health strategies is immunization. The end of many disease outbreaks can be directly attributed to the development of their respective vaccines. They have an immense societal contribution, which is why it is ...
By AKCP
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Better health for all
Ensuring basic health care for people in low-income countries is critical to the Plan B goal of eradicating poverty and stabilizing population. While heart disease and cancer (largely the diseases of aging), obesity, and smoking dominate health concerns in industrial countries, in developing countries infectious diseases are the overriding health concern. Besides AIDS, the principal diseases of ...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Storage
COVID -19 Vaccine Overview The development of a COVID-19 vaccine by drug manufacturers has been welcomed across the globe. A key concern, however, is the safe distribution of the vaccines worldwide. This may cause some challenges for certain vaccines. Certain vaccines must be kept at an extremely cold temperature of -70°C (-94F), much lower than the average temperature capabilities of an ...
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The race to a vaccine - unintended consequences?
A gold rush is on to find a vaccine for COVID-19. According to the World Health Association (WHO) in early May, there are more than 100 projects around the world centered on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus. Eight candidate vaccines are already being tested in people in clinical trials. Once an effective vaccine (or vaccines) has been identified, it will need to be produced ...
By Vistex Inc
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Why Vaccine Cold Chain Monitoring is Critical
Vaccines are a key component in our health care system. One of the most cost-effective and efficient public health strategies is immunization. The end of many disease outbreaks can be directly attributed to the development of their respective vaccines. They have an immense societal contribution, which is why it is crucial that the delivery of vaccines through the cold chain is monitored and ...
By AKCP
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FluGen Announces Completion of First Cohort in Age De-escalation Clinical Trial of M2SR Flu Vaccine Candidate in Pediatric Subjects Ages 6 Months to 17 Years
MADISON, Wis., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — FluGen, Inc., a clinical-stage vaccine company transforming vaccine efficacy in infectious respiratory diseases, today announced the completion of enrollment of the first cohort in an age de-escalation clinical trial of M2SR (M2 Deficient Single Replication) live virus vaccine, the company’s investigational supra-seasonal intranasal ...
By FluGen, Inc.
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Vaccine Projects
Abera’s vaccine delivery platform works as a plug-and-play system where known or novel antigens can be engineered onto our delivery platform to create effective, multivalent vaccines that are cost-effective and fast to produce. We actively work together with academia and industry to enable the use of our vaccine delivery platform in design and development of new vaccines. Many of these ...
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Why Vaccines should be Refrigerated
Each vaccine needs to be stored in a cool and refrigerated place to ensure its efficiency and effectiveness are maintained during use. Every year, millions of people are vaccinated to strengthen their immunity and protect themselves from infectious diseases. According to the regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO), vaccination is an approved tool for dealing with deadly contagious ...
By AKCP
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Iterations of Portal`s Needle-Free Drug Delivery
Innovations and Iterations In the consumer tech world, iterations happen very fast, though most inventions are not ‘one and done’ masterpieces: the Dyson cyclone vacuum cleaner made 5,127 prototypes. In the medical device world, development takes longer because of the appropriate and necessary regulations and need for safety. Using an agile approach, but with safety and reliability ...
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Bioprocess Automation, Remote Monitoring, and Real-Time Data Capture Underpin Operation Warp Speed’s Push for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Life science companies spanning the globe are striving to quickly develop and commercialize COVID-19 therapeutics and grab the brass ring of a viable, effective, and safe SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. In the United States, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), from coast-to-coast are racing to complete clinical trials and forge ...
By Lab Owl
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