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Influenza vaccine produced using Schizochytrium platform technology COLUMBIA, Md., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal DSM, a global life sciences and materials sciences company, announced today the results of a proof of concept study that demonstrated efficacy of an influenza vaccine developed and produced by a commercial microalgal platform system. The study results were published today in the peer-reviewed journal, PLOS ONE. In this study, the researchers used DSM's proprietary...
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Penn State On Twitter, a popular microblogging and social-networking service, statements about vaccines may have unexpected effects -- positive messages may backfire, according to a team of Penn State University researchers led by Marcel Salathé, an assistant professor of biology. The team tracked the pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine messages to which Twitter users were exposed and then observed how those users expressed their own sentiments about a new vaccine for combating influenza H1N1 --...
Results consistent with findings from Finland and Sweden, but may still be overestimated The results are consistent with previous studies from Finland and Sweden and indicate that the association is not confined to Scandinavian populations. However, the authors stress that the risk may still be overestimated, and they call for longer term monitoring of the cohort of children and adolescents exposed to Pandemrix to evaluate the exact level of risk. In 2009, pandemic influenza A (H1N1)...
MERIDEN, Conn., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Meriden Department of Health and Human Services will host a free walk-in Flublok influenza vaccine clinic on Thursday, February 21, from 9:00am to 5:00pm at 165 Miller Street in Meriden. Those between the ages of 18 to 49 are able to receive the vaccine. No appointments are necessary and you do not have to live in Meriden. "The timing of this is great as we are still urging people to get vaccinated against the flu. Flu activity...
MARSHFIELD, Wis., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Influenza has hit the U.S. hard this winter, but early estimates show the vaccine significantly reduces the risk of getting the flu, according to a national report released today. The vaccine, which protects against two influenza A and one influenza B virus strains, is 62 percent effective so far this season, according to a report from the U.S. Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Network, which includes the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation...
LONDON, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc [LSE/NYSE: GSK] announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FLUARIX® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Virus Vaccine) for the immunisation of children (three years and older) and adults to help prevent disease caused by seasonal influenza (flu) virus subtypes A and type B contained in the vaccine. Fluarix Quadrivalent is the first intramuscular vaccine to cover against four influenza strains....
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health workers nationwide are facing an ultimatum to either receive an influenza vaccination, or be fired. TriHealth, for example, one of Cincinnati's largest employers, recently threatened to fire 150 workers if they did not get the vaccine, or a religious or medical exemption, by Dec 3. The presumption is that the vaccine is safe and effective, and that health workers have a duty to protect their patients from a potentially...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Your nose feels stuffy. You feel fatigued and tired, barely able to keep your eyes open. To make matters worse, your throat feels dry and, every so often, you make a cackling cough. These are just a few of the symptoms of the onset of influenza, otherwise known as the flu. From December 2 to December 8, National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) will be held. The awareness event was created to focus on the importance of the influenza...
SWIFTWATER, Pa. and BALTIMORE, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi Pasteur will bring its Fluzone(®) Intradermal Vaccine Coop de Quill VacciNation Tour to Baltimore on Friday, Nov. 2, as part of its cross-country efforts to raise awareness about the seriousness of influenza and the various vaccine options that are available for adults 18 through 64 years of age this flu season. In an effort to help improve flu immunization rates, Sanofi Pasteur's Fluzone Intradermal Vaccine Coop...
