Tag: vaccine
Papillomavirus vaccine: age, side effects, risks
Papillomaviruses are sexually transmitted viruses responsible for nearly 6,400 cancers in France each year. The vaccine could prevent up to 90% of HPV infections that cause cancer. Summary We hear…
Nobel Prize to duo for covid vaccine
Updated 11:53 | Published at 11:47 am fullscreenKatalin Karikó and Drew Weissman are awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman…
Covid-19: a vaccine booster to protect the most vulnerable
The government finally brought forward the deadline in the face of the epidemic resumption, driven by variants more resistant to vaccines thanks to numerous mutations in the spike protein. The…
Beyfortus vaccine against bronchiolitis: where, at what age?
Beyfortus, the first vaccine against bronchiolitis from the French laboratory Sanofi, is now available in maternity hospitals and to order in pharmacies in France, for all infants without serious risk…
Covid vaccine booster: 6th dose, 6 months, for whom?
COVID VACCINE REMINDER FALL 2023. A new vaccination campaign against Covid-19 will be launched on October 2 for those most at risk of developing a serious form. Indications, date, deadline:…
Is new vaccine the solution against bird flu? ‘Better today than tomorrow’
The trial is an important step towards large-scale vaccination of poultry against the bird flu virus. The bird flu virus occurs worldwide in birds, which also puts poultry at risk…
Covid: EU gives Moderna green light for its updated vaccine
Although, since the beginning of May, the World Health Organization (WHO) no longer considers Covid-19 a global health emergency, the virus is still circulating and new strains continue to emerge.…
OVX033: the vaccine that would protect against all Covid variants
The effectiveness of current Covid vaccines declines over time. The OVX033 vaccine candidate offered universal protection against all variants. Summary L’National Health Security Agency (Anses)* participated pre-clinical trials of a…
A vaccine against lung cancer? Deciphering a media frenzy
A well-executed communications plan. On September 6, a “press relations manager” of a French biotechnology company sent a first email to alert about “an essential advance in the treatment of…
A vaccine against lung cancer soon to be marketed in France?
A French biotech company has published positive results for a treatment against lung cancer. A crucial step before being able to consider marketing this vaccine. The information caused a stir…