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GSK enters agreement with Canada for influenza vaccines

Pharmaceutical Technology

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has signed an agreement with the Government of Canada for pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccines to aid in protecting adults and children in the country. The company intends to supply both vaccines from its 230,000ft² Sainte-Foy facility in Quebec. .

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NK cell immunotherapy: what’s next in clinical development?

European Pharmaceutical Review

He discusses why NK cell therapy’s ability to generate ‘synthetic immunity’ in the body means this modality holds potential as an anti-cancer treatment. We specialise in the development of new cutting-edge immunotherapies , based on the use of therapeutic antibodies capable of activating the immune system to fight cancer.

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Did You Catch HMPV Recently Without Knowing It?

The People's Pharmacy

According to the CDC: “Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) can cause upper and lower respiratory disease in people of all ages, especially among young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Discovered in 2001, HMPV is in the Pneumoviridae family along with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).”

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OVID Health appoints high-profile leaders as senior counsel

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He was responsible for the national immunisation programme and led the introduction of many new vaccines. He previously chaired the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, the WHO committee that sets global immunisation policy. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 2001.

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Top 20 Radiopharma Companies Based on Market Cap

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Nordic is advancing the development of CD37-targeted therapies for hematological cancers and immune diseases. Under its cancer therapy products, the company develops low molecular drugs, antibody drugs, cancer peptide vaccines, and diagnostic medicines.

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ExeVir ready for clinic with variant-targeting llama antibody

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SARS-CoV-2 is likely to stay endemic in the human population for the foreseeable future, ExeVir noted, with variants capable of evading immunity the most likely cause of the disease in the future as global vaccination programmes begin to take effect. ExeVir is not the first company to spin out of VIB to focus on camelid antibodies.

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Can amoxicillin treat STDs?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Without cell walls, bacteria can’t survive and are more easily cleared by your immune system. In a 2001 study that compared azithromycin to amoxicillin for the treatment of chlamydia in pregnancy, cure rates of both drugs were high. Many STDs can be cured with the proper treatment.

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