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Despite RFK Jr’s hesitancy the HHS is quietly looking at developing two new vaccines
The vaccines are intended to be developed for use against Marburg virus and Sudan ebolavirus, two hemorrhagic fevers in the ...
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Island fast tracks portfolio expansion with acquisition of Galidesivir for ‘high-priority threat’ viruses
Island will now focus on using the FDA’s animal rule to advance the Galidesivir program towards a new drug application (NDA), ...
RFK Jr. Weighs New Ebola, Marburg Shots Despite Vaccine Overhaul
The US Department of Health and Human Services is weighing whether to fund new Marburg and Sudan Ebola virus vaccines even as Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overhauls the US immunization landscape, ...
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The cost of abandonment: America’s WHO walkout
By law, the withdrawal cannot take full effect until early 2026, due to a required one-year notice period. But the order also instructed an immediate halt to US contributions and a phased pullout of ...
Measles Cases Are at a 33-Year High. Experts Warn Other Diseases Could Follow
The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached a 33-year record high, years after it was officially eliminated in the ...
Covid-19 Variant Nimbus Dominant in US as Vaccine Access in Flux
A new Covid-19 variant, officially known as NB.1.8.1 and nicknamed Nimbus, is now the most common strain in the US, according ...
The diseases that could return as vaccination rates decline — and why you should care
Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of ...
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How Ebola and Marburg viruses battle the immune system
The filoviruses Ebola and Marburg use several different and effective mechanisms to both evade and battle the immune system. This Review explores recent findings in the filovirus–host-defence ...