Manufacturing, Safety and Quality Control of Vaccines

This article is part three in a series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution. Part one focused on how vaccines work to protect our bodies from disease-carrying germs. Part two focused on the ingredients in a vaccine and the three clinical trial phases. This article outlines the next part of the vaccine journey: the steps from completing the clinical trial phases through to distribution.

How are Vaccines Developed, Tested and Regulated?

This article is part two in a series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution. Part one focused on how vaccines work to protect our bodies from disease-carrying germs. This article focuses on the ingredients in a vaccine and the three clinical trial phases. Part three outlines the next part of the vaccine journey: the steps from completing the clinical trial phases through to distribution.

How Does Vaccines and Herd Immunity Work?

Lately there has been much talk about vaccines and herd immunity, with many expressing fears about taking the COVID-19 vaccine. This article is part one in a series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution. This article focuses on how vaccines work to protect our bodies from disease-carrying germs. Part two focuses on the ingredients in a vaccine and the three clinical trial phases. Part three outlines the next part of the vaccine journey: the steps from completing the clinical trial phases through to distribution.

WHO Launch New Global Campaign to Eradicate Rabies

A new framework to eliminate human rabies and save tens of thousands of lives each year was launched yesterday, December 10th, by WHO, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Alliance for the Control of Rabies (GARC).

Experimental Ebola Vaccines Appear Safe in Phase 2 Liberian Clinical Trial

Liberia–U.S. partnership planning Phase 3 trial and study of Ebola survivors
Two experimental Ebola vaccines appear to be safe based on evaluation in more than 600 people in Liberia who participated in the first stage of the Partnership for Research on Ebola Vaccines in Liberia (PREVAIL) Phase 2/3 clinical trial, according to interim findings from an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board review.

Cuba Test New HIV / AIDS vaccine (Teravac-HIV-1) on humans

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Cuba has unveiled a new HIV vaccine which reports say have successfully been tested on mice, and the country is ready to begin human testing soon.

New Malaria Infection Discovery Boosts Vaccine Hope

Discovery of a key red cell molecule used by the malaria parasite gives renewed hope for an effective vaccine in the future, according to an international team of researchers.

Vaccines: Benefits and Risks of Childhood Vaccination

Children generally do not have their immunity developed to its full potential, so vaccines are a safe and effective way to ensure their immunity against a number of potentially serious diseases.