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Ebola: vaccines alone won’t stop an outbreak – here’s what else is needed

Tensions have recently emerged around the Ebola response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These tensions have manifested in a series of incidents, including the burning of an Ebola treatment facility in Mongbwalu, confrontations involving families seeking to reclaim the bodies of relatives who had died from the…

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World's first AI-designed vaccine developed by UK scientists enters human trials

A groundbreaking AI-designed vaccine for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever has entered human trials, marking a world-first for medical research. Developed by Oxford University and Basecamp Research, this initiative showcases AI's potential to drastically accelerate vaccine development for emerging infectious diseases. The trial aims to assess safety and immune response, potentially ushering…

The Times of India

New AI-designed ‘universal vaccine’ could future-proof humans against unknown viruses

A new AI-designed vaccine capable of protecting against entire families of viruses could transform how the world prepares for a future pandemic.

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Arcturus Therapeutics Highlights mRNA Pipeline, CF Data and Vaccine Expansion at Jefferies

Arcturus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ARCT) President and CEO Joseph Payne outlined the company’s messenger RNA programs, vaccine approvals and upcoming clinical milestones during a presentation at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in New York. Payne described Arcturus as a “next generation messen

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Doctors Testify at Senate Hearing: Possible Links Between COVID Injections and Cancer

A US Senate subcommittee hearing examined potential links between COVID-19 vaccines and aggressive cancers, with experts presenting conflicting views on causation and the need for further research

International Business Times UK

Tech giants warn AI safety gaps could hand bioweapons to bad actors

Synthetic DNA can be used for vaccines, but it can also create bioweapons. Tech giants and biotechnology experts are asking for stronger regulation.

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Scientists develop vaccine using AI that could prevent future pandemics

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New AI-designed vaccine ‘could protect against whole families of viruses’

An early trial of a vaccine made using the technology found it is safe and well-tolerated, with a larger study to include more than 200 people.

Evening Standard

AI ‘super-antigen’ vaccine could protect against whole families of viruses

Researchers say this could prevent future pandemics, save lives and stop lockdowns

The Independent UK

6 Reasons Adults Over 60 Should Ask About the RSV Vaccine

RSV sends more than 180,000 seniors to the hospital every year. Despite that, many people 75 and older remain unvaccinated against the virus. Respiratory syncytial...

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Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed. An infectious disease expert explains

When it comes to Ebola outbreaks, it’s not often we have two pieces of good news in one week.

The Conversation

Two scientists on their race to make a new Ebola vaccine

As health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to battle an ongoing Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the strain of the virus that’s causing it.

The Conversation

The race to combat Ebola: what vaccines and treatments are being developed and how long will it take?

With the Bundibugyo strain of the disease spreading across the DRC and Uganda, scientists and researchers are trying to find rapid solutions

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A cruise ship outbreak made the world aware of hantavirus. Scientists want to use this new fame

There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship

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Jacksonville Is Ground Zero for Florida's 2026 Measles Outbreak — Anti-Vaccine Parents Are Putting Every Child at Risk

A city of nearly one million people that once went years without a single measles case now finds itself at the epicenter of a confirmed outbreak — and health officials in Jacksonville are growing increasingly alarmed as the case count refuses to stop climbing.

The Conversation

How flu overtook COVID as Australia’s deadliest respiratory virus

Many Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longer dominates the headlines, and influenza is often dismissed as a routine winter illness.

The Economic Times

What is the West Nile virus discovered in California? Symptoms, treatment, vaccines and all details explained

West Nile virus has been detected in California after two dead crows tested positive in San Diego County, prompting officials to urge mosquito-bite prevention measures. The virus primarily circulates among birds and spreads to humans through infected mosquito bites. Severe cases can affect the nervous system and may be fatal.…

Reason

Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy

Unlike many people who tackle this topic, Kira Ganga Kieffer treats the vaccine-hesitant with respect and curiosity, not contempt.

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Measles Is Back at Disneyland — And Public Health Officials Warn It Could Get Much Worse

In a development that has rattled Southern California's public health community, measles has returned to the Happiest Place on Earth for the first time in more than a decade — and officials say the risk to thousands of park visitors could extend weeks into the future.

Bangkok Post

DR Congo reopens airport in Ebola-hit area

BUNIA, DR Congo - The sole airport providing humanitarian organisations access to the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo reopened on Tuesday, when the reported number of suspected cases declined.

The Economic Times

Serum Institute of India to manufacture Oxford Ebola vaccine backed by $8.6 million CEPI funding

Serum Institute of India will produce clinical trial doses of a new Ebola vaccine from Oxford University. This initiative is backed by fresh funding to combat a spreading outbreak in Africa. The vaccine uses technology similar to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. This partnership aims to accelerate development and ensure access…

The Economic Times

Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine

CEPI is investing around $60 million to speed up the creation of vaccines against the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus. This funding will support Moderna, the University of Oxford, and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. The goal is to have trial-ready vaccines within months.

The Independent UK

Child flu vaccines help protect up to a million children from infection each year, researchers say

Some 85 percent of child flu deaths this year were in children who weren’t fully vaccinated

France 24

Protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens

In tonight's edition: Hundreds protest in Kenya over plans to build an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens in the town of Nanyuki. Also, despite almost 300 suspected deaths from the outbreak, there have still been signs of progress in supplying rural Congolese health centres and millions are invested in…

The Independent UK

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. A new vaccine-drug combo could slash recurring cases

An estimated 112,000 new melanoma cases and 8,500 deaths are expected this year

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