FluMist(R) Begins Shipping for 2009-2010 Influenza Season

... public health departments, school-based vaccination programs, military bases, and other locations. ... analysis suggests that starting influenza vaccination in August instead of October may help reach an ... through 18 years of age now fall within influenza vaccination recommendations. "MedImmune is committed ...

Sanofi Pasteur Responds to Nation's Need for Hib Vaccine With Increased Supply

... Pasteur is able to meet the nation's need for Hib vaccination through the use of its two Hib-containing ... children to those children whose parents refused vaccination or are too young to have received their full ... protect them when they are most vulnerable. If vaccination levels were to drop too low, Hib disease could ...

HHS Awards MedImmune Contract to Manufacture Live Attenuated Nasal Spray Vaccine for Novel Influenza A (H1N1)

... Practices (ACIP) recommends influenza vaccination for all age groups as soon as seasonal vaccine is ... individuals and improve seasonal influenza vaccination rates, as patients seeing their providers for ... vaccinated without waiting for the rush of fall vaccination clinics. About Seasonal FluMist ...

New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades

... from just one vaccination, even when that vaccination occurred as much as 88 years ago. They conclude ... Health found permanent immunity was conferred by vaccination or by survival from an active smallpox infection. ... had childhood smallpox, and 29 with no history of vaccination or smallpox were included. Although the ...

GeoVax Labs, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Financial Results

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Sinovac Enters Veterinary Vaccine Market with Inactivated Rabies Vaccine

... On January 18, 2008, China approved compulsory vaccination for dogs. According to the statistics released by ... ear disease have been included in the compulsory vaccination program. The compulsory vaccination program has lead to the creation of a number of ...

New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades

... from just one vaccination, even when that vaccination occurred as much as 88 years ago. They conclude ... Health found permanent immunity was conferred by vaccination or by survival from an active smallpox infection. ... had childhood smallpox, and 29 with no history of vaccination or smallpox were included. Although the ...

Vaxart Demonstrates Efficacy of Oral Avian Flu Vaccine in Preclinical Studies

... transmission risks associated with centralized vaccination clinics. In the developing world, where medical providers and supplies are scarce, oral vaccination will reduce costs, as well as needle reuse and ... the problems that have plagued vector-based vaccination and also allows us to create different ...

Targeting Metastatic Cancer From the Inside: Epeius Biotech Reveals a New Generation of Tools for Medical Gene Delivery

... gene delivery vectors enables personalized cancer vaccination in situ," was published in the October issue of ... with Rexin-G by providing a localized cancer vaccination aimed at gaining additional tumor ... to provide an opportunity for personalized cancer vaccination in patients who may still be at risk for ...

Novavax Completes Enrollment of Its Seasonal Influenza VLP Vaccine Phase IIa Clinical Trial

... expanding recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination for the last several years, currently recommends seasonal influenza vaccination for children 6 months through 18 years of age, ... Based on the expanding recommendation of vaccination to new age groups, the growing worldwide ...

Novavax Commences Clinical Testing of its Seasonal Influenza VLP Vaccine Candidate

... -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX ) announced today vaccination of healthy volunteers in a Phase II clinical ... expanding recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination for the last several years, currently recommends seasonal influenza vaccination for children 6 months through 18 years of age, ...

Vaxfectin(R)-formulated Measles DNA Vaccine Could Address Unmet Need for Infants

... that Vaxfectin(R)-formulated DNA vaccination may be able to overcome these obstacles, and may ... T-cell responses, indicating that vaccination had induced memory responses. ... responses, durable T-cell responses after vaccination and rapidly rising T-cell responses ...

Bavarian Nordic A/S - Interim Report for the Period 1 January to 30 June 2008

... with AD, another population excluded from vaccination with traditional smallpox vaccines. In the ... the effect of IMVAMUNE(R) as a booster vaccination (re-vaccination of subjects previously vaccinated ... data show that MVA-BN(R)-based; HER2 directed vaccination is a biologically active treatment for patients ...

GSK Begins Shipments of Fluarix(R) and FluLaval(R) to U.S. Customers for 2008-2009 Influenza Season

... raising awareness of the role of influenza vaccination in helping to keep people healthy," said ... Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), annual flu vaccination is the most effective method for preventing ... and diabetes. The CDC also recommends annual vaccination for caregivers and household contacts of these ...

GeoVax Labs, Inc. Announces Six Month Financial Results and Provides Operational Update

... data from a pilot study on therapeutic vaccination in simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) ... been initiated. The intent of therapeutic vaccination will be to "control" HIV virus levels in infected ... of AIDS. Successful therapeutic AIDS vaccination programs with GeoVax vaccines would lead to ...

Sanofi Pasteur Shipping First Doses of Influenza Vaccine for the 2008-2009 Season

... providers greater flexibility in planning their vaccination efforts." As the world's leading influenza ... influenza vaccine shipments. In planning their vaccination efforts, it is important for ... your health-care professional immediately. vaccination with Fluzone vaccine may not protect all ...

CDC Immunization Advisory Committee Recommends Two New Pediatric Vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline

... Vaccine, Live, Oral] recommended for routine vaccination of infants to protect against rotavirus ... into one shot, KINRIX can help ease the vaccination process for children, parents and vaccinators. ... may be administered at the time of vaccination. vaccination with KINRIX may not protect all individuals ...

PerOs obtains USDA Establishment and Product Licenses for it's oral vaccine formulations

... to the rapidly growing aquaculture market. Oral vaccination will provide animal producers with an innovative tool for disease prevention through vaccination rather than relying on disease treatment using ... will improve the adoption of vaccine usage. vaccination can now occur when appropriate for disease ...

Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition Applauds Expanded Influenza Vaccine Recommendation for Children

... College of Public Health. "We hope this expanded vaccination recommendation will strongly encourage Americans to get an annual influenza vaccination as soon as vaccine becomes available in their ... Currently, the recommendation calls for annual vaccination of children 6 months up to 5 years of ....

GSK Receives Favorable Recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Rotarix(R) (Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral)

... Circulating Types, Offering Completion of the vaccination by Four Months of Age, with Only Two Doses ... would allow for completion of the rotavirus vaccination series by four months of age and could be ... (AAFP) recommend that infants receive routine vaccination with the rotavirus vaccine currently licensed by ...

Government Expands Trial With IMVAMUNE(R) Smallpox Vaccine in Persons With Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema

... Atopic Dermatitis Prevalence and Smallpox vaccination A review by medical specialists investigating ... be at risk to developing complications from vaccination with or exposure to traditional smallpox ... Guidance - Atopic Dermatitis and Smallpox vaccination According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

PharmAthene Presents Data for SparVax(TM), a Novel Vaccine for the Prevention and Treatment of Anthrax Infection, at the 12th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research

... BioThrax(R), which was administered in accordance with the then approved vaccination route and regimen for general use in prophylaxis against anthrax. A total ... was the same as the dose assigned to that subject during the initial vaccination schedule. Safety and immunogenicity were assessed throughout the study. ...

Intercell Announces FDA Approval of IXIARO(R), a Novel Vaccine to Prevent Japanese Encephalitis

... with permanent brain damage. As there is no specific treatment for JE, vaccination is the only highly effective protection for the millions of travelers and ... As there is no specific treatment for JE, health care experts recommend vaccination as the only highly effective protection for the millions of travelers and ...

BN ImmunoTherapeutics Reports Further Data on PROSTVAC(TM)

... run by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, the effect of PROSTVAC(TM) vaccination in patients with early stage recurrent prostate cancer was evaluated. ... with advanced prostate cancer evaluated a combination of PROSTVAC(TM) vaccination with an anti-CTLA4 antibody (Ipilimumab, provided under an National Cancer ...

Sinovac Launches Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Anflu(R) for 2008-2009 Flu Season

... the seasonal flu vaccine, the target population and the extension of the vaccination duration. As an amendment to the 2007 version, the 2008 guidance expanded the recommended vaccination population to include people living in senior homes, nursing homes and ...

US College Students Needing TB Testing Now Have the Benefit of QFT(TM)

... shown that QFT is more accurate than the TST as it is not affected by BCG vaccination exposure to non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Greater accuracy means ... response in a sensitive enzyme assay. QFT is unaffected by previous BCG vaccination and most other mycobacteria. Unlike the TST, it requires only one ...

Carrington Subsidiary DelSite Biotechnologies Enters into Technology Evaluation Rights License Agreement for Transdermal Delivery of Vaccines

... pain or tissue damage and offers distinct advantages over conventional vaccination regimens. The objective of the program is to develop an effective vaccine ... may make it an especially suitable platform for noninvasive transdermal vaccination delivery. This agreement is a new addition to DelSite's delivery ...

A Large-Scale Research Project by a Dutch Consortium Addressing a Global Problem

... and highly restricted immune response. This is likely because seasonal vaccination acts to boost existing immunity, while the immune systems of the general ... an increase in manufacturing capacity, enhanced immunoprotection and vaccination requiring less injections, allowing maximum protection worldwide." About ...

FDA Approves ACAM2000(TM) Vaccine for Protection Against Smallpox

... blindness, and fetal death have occurred following either primary vaccination or revaccination with smallpox vaccines. - The most common side effects following smallpox vaccination include itching, swollen lymph nodes, sore arm, fever, headache, body ...

GeoVax Labs, Inc. Provides Clinical Studies Update

... but also an endpoint for protective efficacy. But, before these trials can scale up, we need to demonstrate safety for our participants in both vaccination and subsequent phases of therapeutic studies. We have safety and efficacy data for non-human primates. The next step is determining safety in a ...

Medicago's H1N1 pandemic vaccine candidate shows positive response in 100% of vaccinated animals after a single dose

... a month after the identification and reception of genetic sequences from a pandemic strain. This production time frame has the potential to allow vaccination of the population before the first wave of a pandemic strikes and to supply large volumes of vaccine antigens to the world market. Additional ...

MIT is pleased to announce that it has received a US$ 500,000 private placement from its Chinese partners

... the Med-Jet(R) and the Agro-Jet(R) to help the world deal safely and efficiently with any decision that will be taken by governments for mass vaccination of humans and animals. The MIT China venture is the beginning of a few Joint Venture agreements to be negotiated within the next several years. ...

Lytix Biopharma and KAEL-GemVax Announce Joint Clinical Trial to Combine LTX-315 and GV1001 Cancer Immunotherapy

... types. "There is a strong scientific rationale for combining these agents, providing a local inflammatory response combined with specific vaccination - these two novel agents should have the potential to function as an efficient immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer," says Mr Jon Amund ...

New Phase 3 Data Continue to Indicate that Wyeth's Investigational 13-valent Vaccine Has the Potential to Broaden Coverage Against Pneumococcal Disease

... vaccinated as well as in the unvaccinated population (through a herd effect). Based on these economic models, the researchers estimated that routine vaccination with Prevenar 13 could be cost effective or cost saving. Registration Status To date, Wyeth has submitted regulatory applications for the ...

China's Vice Premier, Li Keqiang, Visits Sinovac to Inspect H1N1 Vaccine Production Preparation

... to manufacturers. Once Sinovac receives the strain, we will commence production immediately. During the visit, Li Keqiang commented that vaccination plays a crucial role in preventing and controlling infectious diseases. He spoke positively about the country's prevention and control of the ...

AFFiRiS AG: Atherosclerosis Vaccine Development Receives EU Support

... call. The respective project is being carried out in cooperation with German company EMC microcollections GmbH. The aim of atherosclerosis vaccination is to increase the amount of "good" high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) in the blood and thus reduce the occurrence of harmful fatty deposits ...

ImmunoVaccine Technologies Partners with FIT Biotech to advance a therapeutic HIV vaccine

... in 2007. Nearly all of them will develop AIDS-related complications, creating an urgent need for effective HIV therapeutic vaccines. Therapeutic vaccination offers the most hope for HIV infected individuals because it maintains a low viral load and has the potential to modify the course of the infection ...

Medicago succesfully expresses VLP antigen for A H1N1 strain

... a month after the identification and reception of genetic sequences from a pandemic strain. This production time frame has the potential to allow vaccination of the population before the first wave of a pandemic strikes and to supply large volumes of vaccine antigens to the world market. Additional ...

Novavax Announces Enrollment in the Second Phase II Study of its Seasonal Influenza VLP Vaccine Candidate

... to select dose for Phase III efficacy trial ROCKVILLE, Md., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX ) announced today vaccination of healthy volunteers in the second clinical trial of its virus-like particle (VLP) seasonal influenza vaccine. Building on data from the first ...

Sangamo BioSciences Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research

... control of the opportunistic infections characteristic of AIDS as well as HIV itself. Ultimately this approach could be combined with traditional vaccination strategies to further arm the immune system against HIV infection. "We are very pleased that our research proposal was chosen for this ...