Polio eradication timelines extended, Egypt declared malaria-free

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

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October 22nd, 2024

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WHO declares Egypt malaria-free after 100-year effort

In October 2024 WHO certified Egypt as malaria-free after a “nearly 100-year effort” by the government and people to end the disease. WHO described

Bacterial vectors for precision cancer vaccine development

Research in Nature in October 2024 leverages evidence that bacteria “naturally home in on tumours and modulate antitumour immunity” to explore

Global Polio Eradication Initiative faces challenges

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced the “difficult decision” to extend the timelines needed to achieve polio eradication.

The Vaccine Group and APHA secure animal vaccine grant

In October 2024 the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and The Vaccine Group (TVG) announced that Innovate UK has awarded them a Smart

Valneva and LimmaTech secure Shigella vaccine fast track

Valneva and LimmaTech Biologics announced in October 2024 that they have been granted Fast Track designation by the United States FDA for Shigella4V

NeoDisc pipeline enables personalised cancer immunotherapy

A paper in Nature Biotechnology in October 2024 presents an “end-to-end clinical proteogenomic pipeline” to address the challenges associated

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