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Ebola cases increase almost 40% in week as death toll passes 200An Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed over 200 lives. This is the worst outbreak at this stage, with thousands of potential con...
First AI-designed 'universal vaccine' tested in humans: UK researchersA groundbreaking vaccine, designed entirely by artificial intelligence, has been tested in humans for the first time. This experimental jab...
In 1796, an English surgeon noticed that milkmaids rarely got smallpox, and the vaccination changed the worldEdward Jenner pioneered the smallpox vaccine in the late 1700s. He noticed milkmaids, who contracted cowpox, were immune to smallpox. Jenne...
Serum Institute of India to manufacture Oxford Ebola vaccine backed by $8.6 million CEPI fundingSerum Institute of India will produce clinical trial doses of a new Ebola vaccine from Oxford University. This initiative is backed by fres...
What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola causing an outbreak in CongoA rare Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Congo, with over 200 deaths, lacks specific treatments or vaccines, complicating response efforts. Whil...
WHO confirms Uganda will receive Sudan strain Ebola trial vaccine next weekLocal authorities will evaluate the efficacy of three experimental vaccinations: Oxford from the United Kingdom, Sabin from the United Stat...
EU seeks Moderna COVID vaccine deal at below $25 per dose-sourceModerna said on Monday its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19, based on interim data from a late-stage clinica...
China's experimental COVID-19 vaccine appears safe: StudyIn a Phase 1 trial of 191 healthy participants aged between 18 and 59, vaccination with the group's experimental shot showed no severe adve...
China ropes in more countries for its COVID-19 vaccine trialsOn September 25, a Chinese health official said the WHO had given its backing to China's emergency use of experimental vaccines even though...
J&J to start mid-stage coronavirus vaccine trials in 3 European countries next weekSpain, which has western Europe's highest tally of coronavirus cases, is also working with AstraZeneca via the European Union's vaccine pro...
UN: Discussions with Russia on experimental COVID-19 vaccine under wayLast week, Russia became the first country in the world to license a coronavirus vaccine when President Vladimir Putin announced its approv...
China's CanSino in talks for COVID-19 vaccine Phase III trial overseasChina's success in driving down COVID-19 infections has made it harder to conduct large-scale vaccine trials, and so far only a few countri...
'At war time speed', China leads COVID-19 vaccine raceWhile a laggard in the global vaccine industry, China, where the new coronavirus is thought to have originated, has brought state, military...
Pfizer, BioNTech to co-develop potential coronavirus vaccineThe drugmakers will start the collaboration immediately and have signed a letter of intent for the vaccine's distribution outside China, th...
Ebola vaccine found safe, effective in monkeysThe vaccine partially protects the cynomolgus macaques against the EBOV-Makona strain if given three days prior, researchers said.
Experimental MERS vaccine shows promise in animalsAn experimental vaccine for the deadly MERS virus has shown positive results in animal testing, bringing researchers a step closer.
Experimental Ebola vaccine found safe, effectiveThe experimental vaccine for Ebola, VSV-ZEBOV, has common side effects like site pain and transient fever that appeared and resolved within...
Ebola vaccine safe for use in Africa, say scientists from NIAIDScientists from the NIAID have developed two experimental DNA vaccines that code for Ebola virus proteins from the Zaire and Sudan strains.
Vaccine against Ebola will not be available before 2015: WHOWHO declares effective Ebola vaccine will not be available before 2015;British pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline to start clinical trials of vac...
- New vaccine for monkeys raises hopes in fight against AIDS
Scientists have developed a new vaccine that partially protects monkeys from an infection much similar to HIV, a breakthrough which they sa...