Single dose of 2009 H1N1 vaccine immunogenic in adults
An Australian group has reported results of a clinical trial to determine the safety and immunogenicity of a 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus vaccine. Twenty-one days after the first of…
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TWiP 31: A malaria vaccine
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP031.mp3″] Click the arrow…
HIV gets the zinc finger
…and survived better than the unaltered lymphocytes, probably because they were at least partially resistant to HIV infection. This important clinical trial is only the beginning of a new approach…
Could the Ebola virus epidemic have been prevented?
…primates with Ebola virus, it is not known if it would work in humans. Answering that question requires a clinical trial, and the article explores why this phase was not…
B cell depletion benefits ME/CFS patients
…severe fatigue, post-exertional malaise, pain, cognitive and sleep problems that affects 0.1-0.2% of the population. A previous randomized, phase II trial of rituximab treatment showed clinical benefit in 20 of…
A problem with dengue virus vaccine
…the virus. The results of a phase 3 clinical trial indicated that immunization protected not only against primary infection, but also against severe disease. Dengvaxia was licensed based on data…