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Indonesia’s BPOM holds workshop on quality vaccine management

Emma Rogers — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:24 +0000

TweetIndonesia’s Agency for Food and Drug Control (BPOM) held a workshop on Sunday on quality management for vaccine manufacturing with member states of the Organization of Islamic Conference. The BPOM workshop happened alongside the second meeting of vaccine and medicine … Read More » ]]>

Medicago granted patent for influenza vaccine research aid

Ryan Parrish — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:53 +0000

TweetMedicago, Inc., was granted a patent by the European Patent Office on Monday for proprietary influenza virus-like particles in plants. The patent, which is under number 2173886, is titled “Influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) comprising hemagglutinin produced within a plant.” It … Read More » ]]>

Emergent’s EVP of corporate affairs appointed to board of MdBio

Paul Tinder — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:39 +0000

TweetEmergent BioSolutions, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced on Monday that Allen Shofe, the company’s executive vice president of corporate affairs, will serve on the board of directors for the MdBio Foundation. MdBio Foundation is a Maryland-based private charitable organization … Read More » ]]>

Walgreens donates 35,000 flu vaccine doses to PAHO

Bryan Cohen — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:33 +0000

TweetWalgreens announced on Monday that it provided 35,000 doses of flu vaccine to the Pan American Health Organization for use in at-risk populations in Nicaragua and Laos. The donation builds on a public-private partnership between Walgreens, PAHO and the U.S. … Read More » ]]>

New geographic information system developed to track TB

Jessica Limardo — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:35:35 +0000

TweetProfessor Frances Jamieson of the University of Toronto recently created an international surveillance tracking system of infectious diseases to equip medical officials with information about which treatment method is most effective against specific strains. The system was created to address … Read More » ]]>

Polio outbreak confirmed in Somalia and Kenya

Daniel Kamin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:36 +0000

TweetConfirmed cases of wild polio Somalia and Kenya were recently reported to the international community. Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is an acute viral infectious disease that comes in a variety of strands and is spread from person to person … Read More » ]]>

DRC launches emergency vaccination campaign against yellow fever

Paul Tinder — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:35:09 +0000

TweetThe Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo will launch an emergency mass vaccination campaign on Thursday against yellow fever, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO issued a global alert and response on Friday about the … Read More » ]]>

KSU researcher receives NIH fellowship to battle malaria

Bryan Cohen — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:58 +0000

TweetA Kansas State University researcher recently received a prestigious fellowship from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to support mosquito and malaria research. Bart Bryant, a research associate in biology, received the National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship, which … Read More » ]]>

NVAC advises HHS on stockpiling of H7N9

Emma Rogers — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:35:35 +0000

TweetThe National Vaccine Advisory Committee met this week with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to advise it on whether or not to stockpile vaccines against the H7N9 influenza strain. The H7N9 strain presents a viable threat to … Read More » ]]>

Paid sick leave reduces spread of flu

Ryan Parrish — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:05:46 +0000

TweetModeling experts from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health released data on Thursday that shows universal access to paid sick days would reduce influenza infections in the workplace. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that … Read More » ]]>

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