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August 10, 2021 10:36 AM
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Moderna says Covid vaccine durable for at least six months

Moderna says Covid vaccine durable for at least six months | Virology News | Scoop.it
Moderna said Thursday that protection from its COVID-19 vaccine remained strong for at least six months, and the variant-specific boosters shot it is testing generated a "robust" antibody response to Delta.
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August 10, 2021 10:36 AM
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US firm Novavax applies for emergency COVID-19 vaccine use in Philippines

US firm Novavax applies for emergency COVID-19 vaccine use in Philippines | Virology News | Scoop.it
FDA Director General Eric Domingo said that Novavax has applied for emergency use approval but the requirements are still incomplete.
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August 10, 2021 10:34 AM
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How Hong Kong can find a way to live with the coronavirus – like with flu

How Hong Kong can find a way to live with the coronavirus – like with flu | Virology News | Scoop.it
With Covid-19 vaccines boasting better efficacies than flu vaccines, Hong Kong needs to shift its focus to tackling disease, rather than infections. However, testing, quarantine and vaccinations must stay on our road back to “normal”.
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August 6, 2021 4:24 AM
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Moderna plans triple vaccine targeting flu, COVID and RSV -

Moderna plans triple vaccine targeting flu, COVID and RSV - | Virology News | Scoop.it
Moderna starts trials of its first mRNA flu vaccine, stage one in a project that aims to combine flu, COVID-19 and RSV in a single adult shot...
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August 6, 2021 4:21 AM
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The Pandemic Crushed the Flu--What Happens When It Returns?

The Pandemic Crushed the Flu--What Happens When It Returns? | Virology News | Scoop.it
Cases of influenza and other respiratory viruses sank dramatically during the pandemic, with potential implications for both people and pathogens....
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August 4, 2021 5:32 AM
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Canada plans to redirect 13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to low-income countries

Canada plans to redirect 13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to low-income countries | Virology News | Scoop.it
The pledge came at the end of the G7 summit, but it’s not clear when the doses will be sent or how many more shots Canada will share...
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August 4, 2021 5:32 AM
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Dying stars hint at how they spread 'seeds' for new planets

Dying stars hint at how they spread 'seeds' for new planets | Virology News | Scoop.it
A new look at the molecules in planetary nebulae, the aftermath of dying stars, hints at how they spread the raw ingredients for new stars and planets.
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August 4, 2021 5:31 AM
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UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17

The United Arab Emirates will start providing China's Sinopharm (1099.HK) COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17, the UAE government said on Twitter on Monday.
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August 3, 2021 5:11 AM
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Influenza virus infection history drives and shapes antibody responses to influenza vaccination 

Influenza virus infection history drives and shapes antibody responses to influenza vaccination  | Virology News | Scoop.it
Background The controversial hypothesis that recalled immunological memory limits responses to variant virus strains has been revived by recent reports linking poor vaccine effectiveness against A(H3N2) influenza viruses with prior vaccination.
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August 3, 2021 5:09 AM
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Novavax Is Now the Best COVID-19 Vaccine

Novavax Is Now the Best COVID-19 Vaccine | Virology News | Scoop.it
Persistent hype around mRNA vaccine technology is now distracting us from other ways to end the pandemic.
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August 3, 2021 5:08 AM
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Adjuvant developed with NIH funding enhances efficacy of India’s COVID-19 vaccine

Adjuvant developed with NIH funding enhances efficacy of India’s COVID-19 vaccine | Virology News | Scoop.it
Adjuvants are formulated as part of a vaccine to boost immune responses and enhance effectiveness.
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August 3, 2021 5:06 AM
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BioNTech Signs Collaboration Agreement with Pfizer to Develop mRNA‐basedVaccines for Prevention of Influenza 

BioNTech Signs Collaboration Agreement with Pfizer to Develop mRNA‐basedVaccines for Prevention of Influenza  | Virology News | Scoop.it
BioNTech Signs Collaboration Agreement with Pfizer to Develop mRNA‐basedVaccines for Prevention of Influenza dated August 16, 2018...
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August 2, 2021 6:28 AM
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Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/mRNA vaccination

Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/mRNA vaccination | Virology News | Scoop.it
In healthy adults, booster vaccination with an mRNA vaccine, irrespective of the vaccine used for the first dose, was well tolerated and elicited higher levels of spike-specific antibodies and spike-specific T cells than booster vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCov-19.
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August 10, 2021 10:36 AM
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Gene therapy could treat eye disease without surgery

Gene therapy could treat eye disease without surgery | Virology News | Scoop.it
Currently the only treatment for Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy, a genetic eye disease, is a cornea transplant. A new gene therapy could change that.
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August 10, 2021 10:34 AM
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Moderna Has Started Human Trials Of MRNA Based Flu Vaccine

Moderna Has Started Human Trials Of MRNA Based Flu Vaccine | Virology News | Scoop.it
Moderna's goal is to create an mRNA-based “combination vaccine” that would protect people against the flu, Covid & other respiratory infections with one shot.
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August 6, 2021 4:24 AM
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mRNA vaccines ease breakthrough COVID; Novavax helps block variant

mRNA vaccines ease breakthrough COVID; Novavax helps block variant | Virology News | Scoop.it
Vaccinated people have a milder, shorter illness and lower viral loads, study finds.
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August 6, 2021 4:23 AM
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The UK’s ‘lost’ blueprint for fighting a coronavirus outbreak

The UK’s ‘lost’ blueprint for fighting a coronavirus outbreak | Virology News | Scoop.it
The Coronavirus Files: After Sars swept across the globe, the UK drew up a plan for fighting an airborne virus arriving in Britain from China. The 2005 document was filed away in Whitehall, and apparently never used.
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August 4, 2021 5:33 AM
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Flu almost ‘nowhere to be seen’ in Australia post-COVID

Flu almost ‘nowhere to be seen’ in Australia post-COVID | Virology News | Scoop.it
Experts who have spent decades studying the flu in Australia have never seen anything like it, but they have warned the strange phenomenon may not last.
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August 4, 2021 5:32 AM
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Thailand's AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollout Plan Plagued by Shortages

Thailand's AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollout Plan Plagued by Shortages | Virology News | Scoop.it
Chiang Rai Times l Thailand News l Bangkok News | CTN News is a free news portal delivers latest breaking news and top stories updates in Thailand, Asia Pacific and across the World...
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August 4, 2021 5:31 AM
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Nasal spray vaccine that uses nanoparticles fights all flu strains - and potentially COVID, too

Nasal spray vaccine that uses nanoparticles fights all flu strains - and potentially COVID, too | Virology News | Scoop.it
Scientists have developed a nasal spray vaccine that they say could protect against all strains of the influenza virus.
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August 4, 2021 5:30 AM
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COVID-19 in Iceland: Vaccination Has Not Led to Herd Immunity, Says Chief Epidemiologist

COVID-19 in Iceland: Vaccination Has Not Led to Herd Immunity, Says Chief Epidemiologist | Virology News | Scoop.it
While data shows vaccination is reducing the rate of serious illness due to COVID-19 in Iceland, the country’s Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason says it has not led to the herd immunity that experts hoped for.
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August 3, 2021 5:09 AM
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The missing season: The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on influenza

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many have worried that the additional burden of seasonal influenza would create a devastating scenario, resulting in…...
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August 3, 2021 5:08 AM
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Stamping out avian flu in Egypt 

Stamping out avian flu in Egypt  | Virology News | Scoop.it
From biosecurity labs to 3D animations, increased capacity and communication improve response to outbreaks...
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August 3, 2021 5:07 AM
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5 things you should know about the Delta variant

5 things you should know about the Delta variant | Virology News | Scoop.it
Doctors from Yale University break down what we know about the new Delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and who's most at risk.
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August 3, 2021 5:04 AM
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Drug for CMV in pregnancy doesn't actually work

Drug for CMV in pregnancy doesn't actually work | Virology News | Scoop.it
A common treatment for pregnant women infected with CMV, a virus that can cause deafness and other harms to newborns, doesn't work, a new study shows.
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