Welcome to Precision Vaccinations

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Oct 18

4 min read

Highly Diluted Ebola Vaccine Found Effective in Monkeys

VSV-EBOV (v920) Ebola vaccine is based on a live-attenuated vesicular stomatitis virus

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Oct 18

5 min read

Universal Flu Vaccine Targets the Stalk Portion of the Protein

Mount Sinai universal influenza vaccine candidate using chimeric hemagglutinin approach

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Oct 17

5 min read

Under-Vaccinated Children Remain Unprotected From Disease

Kindergarten vaccination requirements help ensure students are fully protected

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Childhood Diseases

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Oct 17

4 min read

Precision Immunotherapy Clinic Matches Patients With Cancer Therapies

The biology of cancer is saying a personalized approach is necessary to deliver meaningful benefits

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Oct 17

4 min read

Xofluza Approved for People at High Risk of Developing Influenza-Related Complications

Flu shots are an important first line of defense in preventing influenza

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Oct 17

4 min read

Native Australians, Like Americans, Lack Vaccinations

Indigenous Australians vaccine coverage reached 29 percent for flu and pneumococcal

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Oct 16

5 min read

Diabetes, Heart, and Lung Associations Support Flu Shots

Flu shots are essential health management tools for people living with chronic diseases

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Oct 15

3 min read

NanoFlu Influenza Vaccine Phase 3 Study Launches

Novavax NanoFlu is a Matrix-M adjuvanted recombinant nanoparticle vaccine eliciting antibodies that neutralize circulating flu viruses and the newly evolved H3N2 viruses

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Oct 15

4 min read

Weak Immune Systems Linked to Bacterial Infections in Children

Immune system evaluations may be needed for children older than 2 years presenting with invasive pneumococcal disease

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Oct 15

5 min read

UTEP Receives $19.2 Million Dollars to Reduce Hispanic Cancer Disparities

BBRC scientists will focus on new approaches and therapeutic strategies to address cancers that afflict Hispanics, a population seldom included in vaccine clinical trials

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