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Who Are The First Zika Vaccine Trial Patients? Their Involvement Is Crucial

Who Are The First Zika Vaccine Trial Patients? Their Involvement Is Crucial

A solution to the Zika crisis might just be one step closer to becoming a reality.Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first human trials of an experimental Zika virus vaccine.Following the go-ahead in late July, health and government agencies in the United States began injecting human volunteers with an experimental DNA-based Zika vaccine.


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Takeda to develop Zika Vaccine with up to $312 million in funding from US Government

Takeda to develop Zika Vaccine with up to $312 million in funding from US Government

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited [TSE: 4502], ("Takeda") today announced that BARDA, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, has selected Takeda's Vaccine Business Unit to develop a vaccine to support the Zika response in the US and affected regions around the world.Initial funding from BARDA, which is a division of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the US Department of Health and Human Services, is for $19.8 million to cover the vaccine development through Phase 1, with potential funding of up to $312 million if ASPR/BARDA exercises all options to take the vaccine through Phase 3 trials and filing of the Biologics License Application (BLA) in the US.On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization declared the Zika outbreak to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.


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How Long Will The Zika Vaccine Be In The Trial Stage? Testing Takes A Long Time

How Long Will The Zika Vaccine Be In The Trial Stage? Testing Takes A Long Time

Two different Zika virus vaccines are currently in human trials, and so far, things are looking good.The bad news is just how long the Zika vaccine trials will take."Several years may be needed before a fully tested and licensed vaccine is ready for use," the World Health Organization's Nyka Alexander told CNN, and it's unlikely that large-scale trials will commence in the next year.