Tuberculosis — Precision Vaccinations

Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Oct 29

4 min read

Innovative TB Vaccine Found 49.7% Effective

GSK tuberculosis vaccine M72/AS01 reduced the incidence of pulmonary TB disease in HIV-negative adults with latent TB infection

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Oct 24

6 min read

Rapid Triage Test for Tuberculosis Identified

Innovative 5-protein panel test distinguished active TB from other similar conditions with 86 percent sensitivity and 69 percent specificity

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Oct 23

3 min read

$30 Million Dollars to Accelerate Tuberculosis Vaccine Development

New TB vaccines needed to reduce tuberculosis deaths

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Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Oct 12

4 min read

USA Commits $4.68 Billion Dollars To Fight HIV, TB, and Malaria

Global Fund donors pledge $14 billion dollars to end epidemics

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 8

4 min read

Tuberculosis Vaccine Can Be Protected From Heat Damage

Ensilication shrink-wraps tuberculosis vaccine proteins in position using layers of silica

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