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A Zika vaccine could virtually eliminate prenatal infections: Study

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A Zika vaccine could have a substantial effect on mitigating and preventing future Zika virus outbreaks. Through a combination of direct protection and indirect reduction of transmissions, virtual elimination...

Zika vaccine candidate receives FDA Fast Track designation: Takeda announces

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to TAK-426, Takeda’s purified, inactivated, alum-adjuvanted,...

Walter Reed-developed Zika vaccine induces strong immune response in three phase 1 studies

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Three Phase 1 human clinical trials evaluating an Army-developed Zika purified inactivated virus (ZPIV) vaccine have shown it was safe and well-tolerated in healthy adults and induced a robust immune response....

Takeda’s Zika virus vaccine candidate progresses into Phase 1 clinical trial

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals today announced that its purified, inactivated, alum-adjuvanted, whole Zika virus vaccine candidate (TAK-426) has progressed into a Phase 1 clinical trial, approximately 15 months...

Developing Zika vaccine blocks mother-to-fetus transmission and protects against testicular damage in mice

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For the first time, a collaborative team led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown that a potential Zika vaccine quickly can protect fetuses against infection as well as protect...

Zika: ASU researchers develop the world’s first plant-based vaccine

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The worldwide Zika threat first emerged in 2015, infecting millions as it swept across the Americas. It struck great fear in pregnant women, as babies born with severe brain birth defects quickly overburdened...

The first live-attenuated vaccine candidate completely protects against Zika infection

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The first live-attenuated Zika vaccine still in the development stage completely protected mice against the virus after a single vaccination dose, according to new research from The University of Texas...

Phase 2 Zika vaccine trial begins in U.S., Central and South America

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Vaccinations have begun in a multi-site Phase 2/2b clinical trial testing an experimental DNA vaccine designed to protect against disease caused by Zika infection. The vaccine was developed by government...

Zika vaccine: GeoVax reports promising results in mice

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GeoVax Labs, Inc., a biotechnology company developing human vaccines, announces a major step forward in the development of a vaccine candidate for protection against Zika virus (ZIKV). Preliminary testing...

More evidence that Zika mRNA vaccines can stop viral replication in mice

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Vaccine developers have successfully protected mice against Zika by injecting synthetic messenger RNA that encodes for virus proteins into the animals. The cells of the mice then build parts of the virus,...