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Author Archives: Paul Tinder
Emergent’s EVP of corporate affairs appointed to board of MdBio
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 »
DRC launches emergency vaccination campaign against yellow fever
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 »
Inovio’s H7N9 vaccine generates protective antibody responses
TweetInovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company, announced positive results on Friday in a preclinical study of its H7N9 influenza DNA vaccine. Interim results from a mouse study showed that Inovio’s H7N9 influenza DNA vaccine provided a protective … Read More »
UNAIDS welcomes new study on antiretrovirals
TweetThe Joint U.N. Programme on HIV/AIDS welcomed a new study on Thursday that found a daily retroviral can reduce the risk of HIV infection in HIV-negative individuals who inject drugs. The new study, which was conducted by the Thai Ministry … Read More »
Voices of Meningitis and Sanofi Pasteur launch awareness campaign for young athletes
TweetVoices of Meningitis, a public health initiative, and Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of integrated healthcare company Sanofi, announced the launch of a program on Thursday to educate parents about meningococcal disease. The program, which is called Get in the … Read More »
Hep B United and CDC team up for multilingual testing campaign
TweetHep B United, a national coalition addressing hepatitis B public health challenges, announced a partnership on Wednesday with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a multilingual testing campaign. The campaign will be the first-ever multilingual campaign to … Read More »
Achievement of AIDS-free generation is a shared responsibility
Tweet While the U.S. is committed to the global fight against AIDS, it needs global support efforts to keep up the momentum to achieve an AIDS-free generation, a U.S. representative said on Tuesday. Terri Robl, the U.S. representative to the … Read More »
New Jersey Assembly amends proposed legislation on pertussis vaccines
Tweet The New Jersey Assembly added sponsors on Monday to a bill that would require hospitals and birthing facilities to give new mothers information about pertussis vaccines for adults. Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (D-6th), Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R-11th) and Assemblywoman Valerie … Read More »
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