By PBN staff PROVIDENCE – EpiVax Inc. said Tuesday it has received a $458,000, two-year grant to develop a universal influenza vaccine. “There is an urgent, unmet need for an influenza vaccine with greater potency and wider application to diverse flu viruses that can also be developed more rapidly than conventional influenza vaccines,” said Dr. […]
NIH should not be a pharmaceutical company
By Tevi Troy The National Institutes of Health recently announced that it would be engaging in a billion-dollar effort to encourage the development of new pharmaceutical therapies. The New York Times headline for this story sounded innocuous: “Federal Research Center Will Help Develop Medicines.” But not everyone is so sanguine about this effort. Fox News, […]
Health Department stuck with surplus of flu vaccines
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Health departments had a difficult time ordering enough flu vaccinations for the demand during the 2009-2010 season, but this year there’s a surplus of the immunizations sitting on the shelves. Ordering the flu vaccine is a guessing game, and this year it didn’t go quite as planned. They paid […]
CDC warns of increase in whooping cough
By Merrie Leininger, McClatchy-Tribune The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning parents that whooping cough cases have increased recently. They have posted this notice on the website, www.cdc.gov: “Currently, several states are reporting an increase in whooping cough cases, including a state-wide epidemic in California. Take action by making sure you and your […]
Feds Check Post-Vaccine Seizures In Young Kids
USDA: Seizures Occurred 1 Day After Getting Shot By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer ATLANTA — Government officials are investigating an apparent increase in fever-related seizures in young children after they got a flu shot. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said there have been 36 confirmed reports of seizures this flu season […]
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