National Institutes of Health launches first clinical trial of Zika vaccine : kgw

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National Institutes of Health launches first clinical trial of Zika vaccine

National Institutes of Health launches first clinical trial of Zika vaccine

RECIFE, BRAZIL - JANUARY 26: Aedes aegypti mosquitos are seen in a lab at the Fiocruz institute on January 26, 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (Photo: Mario Tama, 2016 Getty Images)As health officials work to contain the country's first Zika outbreak, centered in a Miami neighborhood, scientists at the National Institutes of Health announced the launch Wednesday of a clinical trial of an experimental Zika vaccine.It's the second such study to begin this summer: Inovio Pharmaceuticals provided the first dose of its Zika vaccine July 26.


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Developing a vaccine for the Zika virus, like all epidemics, takes a long time — Quartz

Developing a vaccine for the Zika virus, like all epidemics, takes a long time — Quartz

Amid the depressing news about Zika continuing to infect more people and spread quickly, there is some good news.Three vaccine candidates have been shown to work successfully in monkeys and one is being tested in a human trial, raising hopes that a vaccine may soon be available on the market.But don't get your hopes too high.


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Three vaccines prevent Zika infection in monkeys; vaccine trial in humans gets underway

Three vaccines prevent Zika infection in monkeys; vaccine trial in humans gets underway

One day after U.S. health officials announced an early start to a clinical trial to test a Zika vaccine in humans, researchers reported in the journal Science that three types of vaccines designed to block the virus all worked to perfection in monkeys.The three experimental vaccines had already proved effective in mice, and their success on rhesus monkeys is "raising optimism for the development of a vaccine for humans," the study authors wrote.With more than 50 countries and territories battling active Zika outbreaks, the need for a vaccine is clear.


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NIH begins testing investigational Zika vaccine in humans

NIH begins testing investigational Zika vaccine in humans

NIH begins testing investigational Zika vaccine in humansThe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a clinical trial of a vaccine candidate intended to prevent Zika virus infection.The early-stage study will evaluate the experimental vaccine's safety and ability to generate an immune system response in participants.At least 80 healthy volunteers ages 18-35 years at three study sites in the United States, including the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, are expected to participate in the trial.


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Experimental Zika vaccine works in monkeys

Experimental Zika vaccine works in monkeys

The experiment involved a traditional vaccine and two more cutting-edge ones.The traditional vaccine is expected to enter preliminary human studies this year.At least two other experimental Zika vaccines are in human studies already.