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SLU begins clinical trial of Zika vaccine : ksdk





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SLU begins clinical trial of Zika vaccine

SLU begins clinical trial of Zika vaccine
SLU begins clinical trial of Zika vaccine
As the Zika virus continues to spread, scientists are working to find a vaccine that can prevent infection.Here in St. Louis, SLU's vaccine center will soon begin a safety trial of an investigational vaccine.The vaccine, called ZPIV, is made from Zika virus that has been inactivated to prevent infection.


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Russia looks to produce Zika vaccine in Nicaragua — health minister

Russia looks to produce Zika vaccine in Nicaragua — health minister
Russia looks to produce Zika vaccine in Nicaragua — health minister
Russia looks to produce Zika vaccine in Nicaragua — health ministerMANAGUA — New modules producing vaccines for tropical diseases could be launched at a new Russian plant in Nicaragua, Russian Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova told reporters on Saturday."We are ready to open new modules at this plant against those diseases that are relevant to this region — the Deghue, Zika and Chikungunya fevers," Skvortsova said.Russian technology allows to quickly develop required vaccines, she said.


by the same token on stltoday

SLU to test Zika vaccine on volunteers

SLU to test Zika vaccine on volunteers
SLU to test Zika vaccine on volunteers
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by the same token on seattletimes

Seattle scientists get $500,000 grant to pursue Zika vaccine

Seattle scientists get $500,000 grant to pursue Zika vaccine
Seattle scientists get $500,000 grant to pursue Zika vaccine
Seattle's Infectious Disease Research Institute has received a two-year, nearly $500,000 grant to develop a novel RNA-based Zika virus vaccine to fight the devastating disease.With potentially devastating Zika virus spreading in more than 50 countries, including the United States, a Seattle global health firm has received nearly $500,000 to rapidly develop a new type of vaccine to fight it.Scientists at the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) have been awarded a two-year, $491,000 grant to create an RNA-based vaccine candidate that uses genetic information from the virus itself to kick-start an immune response.


let alone foxnews

Saint Louis University studying vaccine for Zika virus

Saint Louis University studying vaccine for Zika virus
Saint Louis University studying vaccine for Zika virus
Saint Louis University is preparing to test a vaccine aimed at fighting the mosquito-borne Zika virus.The university is seeking 90 volunteers to test the vaccine developed by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Maryland, starting this month.Volunteers will get two doses of either the vaccine or a placebo, then will be followed for about a year to see if they develop antibodies to fight the virus.


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