By Annie Guest ELIZABETH JACKSON: There’s renewed controversy surrounding influenza vaccines today with some studies showing that people immunised against the seasonal flu might have been at greater risk during the swine flu outbreak. An infectious diseases expert professor Peter Collignon has called for a review of Australia’s flu vaccine policy in light of this […]
Rethink flu vaccine policy, says health expert
By Adam Cresswell, Health Editor A leading flu expert has called for a rethink of flu vaccine policy, in the light of evidence suggesting people vaccinated against seasonal flu shortly before swine flu swept the globe had a greater risk of serious illness from the new strain. Peter Collignon, professor of infectious diseases and microbiology […]
Interview: Novavax's CEO discusses HHS flu vaccine funding
By Maureen Marino Earlier this week, the HHS doubled down on new vaccine technology. The government granted Maryland-based Novavax a contract worth up to $179.1 million, while Cranbury, NJ’s VaxInnate picked up a potential $196 million deal. Both companies are developing new approaches to seasonal and pandemic influenza that could help the country move away from slower, […]
Government Backs Futuristic Flu Shots
By Matthew Herper The U.S. government is pledging $215 million — and as much as $375 million — to two biotechnology companies working to pioneer faster, more efficient ways to make vaccines for influenza. As was evident when the outbreak of the H1N1 swine flu swept across the country in 2009, our system for making […]
An Alzheimer’s vaccine in a nasal spray
One in eight Americans will fall prey to Alzheimer’s disease at some point in their life, current statistics say. Because Alzheimer’s is associated with vascular damage in the brain, many of them will succumb through a painful and potentially fatal stroke. But researchers led by Dr. Dan Frenkel of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Neurobiology […]
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