By Brian Hartman For this year’s flu season, many pharmacies are for the first time offering painless, needle-free shots to ward off the disease. But there’s one big problem: The FDA says they may not work. The agency on Friday warned doctors, nurses and pharmacists “not to use injector devices to administer influenza vaccines.” The agency’s alert […]
New vaccines may diminish ‘Vaccine War’
By Sarah Strand Tufts scientists have made great strides in needleless vaccines. Just six years ago, Tufts scientists set out to achieve a lofty goal: creating a needleless vaccine that would not need to be refrigerated. After numerous trials and tribulations, the team, partially funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has achieved just […]
NIH Funding Bioterror Vaccines
Posted in ‘Drug Discovery & Development 08 October 2010 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced three new contracts to fund research on vaccines to protect against emerging infectious diseases and biological threats that could be used in a terror attack. Each project focuses on […]
