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The Independentscience2 days ago
Africa CDC urges African governments to fund Ebola response and vaccine development
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called on Friday for African governments to increase domestic financing for the current Ebola outbreak and for vaccine production. The agency reported more than 200 deaths among 894 confirmed cases since May 15.
indiatoday.intoday.inscience18 days ago
Three vaccine developers receive $60m for Bundibugyo Ebola work
No vaccine or treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain now spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Emergency funding was awarded this week to three developers while security conditions remain a barrier to trials.
deccanchronicle.comtechnology20 days ago
Coalition commits $60 million to three Ebola vaccine candidates
A global health organization pledged funding Monday for preclinical and early clinical work on vaccines targeting the Bundibugyo strain amid an ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Independentworld27 days ago
Uganda Reports Two New Ebola Cases, Total Reaches Seven
Ugandan health authorities confirmed two additional infections on Monday, bringing the national total to seven. All cases trace to an outbreak declared in neighboring Congo earlier this month.
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app.buzzsumo.comworld45 days ago
Moderna Collaborates on Preclinical mRNA Hantavirus Vaccine in South Korea
Newsweek reported that Moderna is involved in early-stage development of an mRNA vaccine targeting hantaviruses causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. The preclinical project, announced in 2024 by Korea University’s Vaccine Innovation Center, focuses on Asian strains and…
Usa Todayscience45 days ago
Moderna mRNA Flu Vaccine Outperforms Standard Shot in Phase 3 Trial
Moderna's mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine proved 26.6 percent more effective than a conventional flu shot in a trial of more than 40,000 adults aged 50 and older. Results from the Phase 3 study were published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The vaccine awaits a…
themarysue.comscience45 days agoSourced
No Cure Exists for Hantavirus; Treatments Include Ivermectin and Vaccines
No antiviral or vaccine for hantavirus is approved by the FDA. Some drugs work in vitro but fail in human trials. Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine — the two most-asked-about repurposed drugs — have zero published research against hantavirus. Here is what every candidate, includi…