Latest Influenza vaccine Stories
BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Nasdaq: SVA), a leading China-based vaccine manufacturer, announced today that it has received GMP certification from the China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for the Company's dedicated mumps vaccine production plant at its Sinovac Dalian facility. The SFDA issued a public announcement on September 12, 2012, stating that the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certification was issued to Sinovac with the...
Many U.S. schools are not ready for bioterrorism attacks, outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases or pandemics, despite the recent 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic that resulted in more than 18,000 deaths worldwide, Saint Louis University researchers say. The study, led by Terri Rebmann, Ph.D., associate professor at SLU's Institute for Biosecurity, surveyed about 2000 nurses working in elementary, middle and high schools across 26 states. The findings reveal that only 48 percent of schools...
Ads in Craigslist lead to potential medical advance Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and Sea Lane Biotechnologies have solved the co-crystal structure of a human antibody that can neutralize influenza viruses in a unique way. The antibody recognizes the crucial structure that flu viruses use to attach to host cells, even though previously this structure had been thought too small for an antibody to grab effectively. The immune protein manages to hit this precise spot by using...
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging; Northern Area Multi-Service Center; and Allegheny County Health Department host health fair and flu vaccination clinic on September 18. As we age our immune systems weaken and our ability to fight illness decreases, which means older adults are at increased risk for getting influenza and developing related complications. Influenza immunization is a Medicare benefit for...
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging will host educational event and flu clinic to educate older adults in the Tampa area about the dangers of the flu and the importance of vaccination. As we age our immune systems weaken and our ability to fight illness decreases, which means older adults are at increased risk for getting influenza and developing related complications. Influenza immunization is a Medicare benefit for people 65...
ALBANY, New York, September 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "U.S. Vaccine Market - U.S. Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, And Forecast, 2012 - 2018 [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/us-vaccine-market.html ]", the U.S. vaccine market is estimated to be worth USD 12.8 billion in 2012 and is further expected to reach USD 17.4 billion by 2018, growing at...
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Protection against whooping cough (also called pertussis) waned during the five years after the fifth dose of the combined diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine, according to researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center. The fifth dose of DTaP is routinely given to 4- to 6-year-old children prior to starting kindergarten. The study appears in the current online issue of the New England Journal of...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast and the Palm Beach County Health Department are hosting an influenza awareness event and free flu vaccination clinic at Boynton Beach Senior Center on September 13 to share information about the dangers of the flu, and to educate older adults about the importance of receiving an annual influenza vaccination as the best way to help protect themselves from influenza and...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online One drug maker took to the stage on Monday in San Francisco to announce some very encouraging and positive results at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). According to the results from preclinical studies, Visterra, Inc. may have found a viable preventative drug against Influenza. Called VIS410, this drug is an engineered human antibody which can be used to ward off Influenza infections, as...
LEESBURG, Va., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RxAlly announced today its participation in Vote & Vax, a non-partisan, non-political national public health initiative intended to increase the number of Americans who receive a vaccination against the influenza virus. Through local vaccination clinics across the nation on Election Day, Vote & Vax and RxAlly are both committed to promoting improved public health by providing a community-based solution to a nationwide problem....
