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Moderna, BioNTech Lead Covid Sell-Off After Pfizer Slashes Its Outlook By $9 Billion

Moderna stock and BioNTech stock led a sell-off Monday among Covid vaccine makers after Pfizer slashed its full-year guidance.

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How many stray dogs are there in Bengaluru and how are they to be kept under check?

According to the data available with the BBMP, till September 2023, 15,000 dog bites have been reported through its helpline and it is bound to increase by the year-end.

The Hindu

First tilapia parvovirus reported in Tamil Nadu

For 1st time in India, TiPV found in Walajah ponds, causing 30-50% mortality in farm & 100% in lab. Research team led by Dr. Sahul Hameed found virus & validated by 3 institutes. Research for vaccine to prevent loss & spread of virus must be initiated immediately.

The Hindu

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Ban on COVID vaccine mandates by private businesses, including health care facilities, passes Texas Senate

The bill offers no exceptions for doctors’ offices, clinics or other health facilities. Senators agreed to let those entities require unvaccinated employees to wear personal protective gear or take other “reasonable” measures to manage the spread.

The Texas Tribune

Mary Lou Retton’s life-threatening battle with pneumonia is proof the condition doesn’t just strike the old and the young. Here’s how to protect yourself

The respiratory illness most commonly affects the young and the elderly. But it can still pose a risk to the relatively young like Retton, who is 55, experts tell Fortune.

Fortune

Nipah infection possible in more places in Southeast Asia, says Nature article

Nipah virus reservoirs in SE Asia, India may cause cross-species transmission to humans. Early detection systems needed. Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka have bat populations exposed to Nipah. Lack of treatment options, need for antivirals, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines in clinical trials. Virological, immunological factors to…

The Hindu

Fresh warning to pregnant women to get Covid vaccine after dozens of deaths

Risk of future deaths of pregnant women from winter viruses without action, researchers warns

The Independent UK

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Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won't bleed this unique species dry

If you have ever gotten a vaccine or received an intravenous drug and did not come down with a potentially life-threatening fever, you can thank a horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).

The Conversation

Vaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge

As cold and flu season ramps up, health care experts are once again on high alert for the possibility of a tripledemic, or a surge brought on by the respiratory viruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The good news is that this year, health…

The Conversation

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wants to tap 'Chinese science' as the drug company looks for a new target after COVID

Bourla hopes to bring the same speed in developing a COVID vaccine to discovering new cancer treatments.

Fortune

Nasal vaccine could offer protection against Strep A

Jab has potential to be ‘world first’ in treating deadly bacteria

Evening Standard

Vaccine hesitancy affects dog-owners, too, with many questioning the rabies shot

A survey finds that more than half of dog parents are doubtful about giving their pups the vaccine for rabies — a lethal disease that vaccination brought under control in the U.S.

WEKU

CSL to bandage cost pressures to stem bleeding profits

Biomedical giant CSL has pledged to repair margins as cost pressures and volatile global currencies continue to bruise profits at the vaccine and plasma leader.

AAP

Texas lawmakers again try to prohibit private businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccines

A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced such a measure. The debate centered largely around the safety of the vaccine and whether doctors’ offices and health care facilities should be exempt.

The Texas Tribune

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Funding problems end another vaccine startup

Difficulty securing cash needed to commercialise technology led to Avalia's liquidation

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa in coming years

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is announcing $40 million in funding to help develop messenger RNA vaccines in Africa

The Guardian - US

As US rolls out new Covid vaccines, some face ‘hiccups’ getting appointments

Health experts describe ‘hiccups’ in transition from centralized federal system to commercial market

The Hindu

Science This Week | 2023 Nobel Prize winners announced, ISRO to begin unmanned flight tests for Gaganyaan and more

Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top 7 stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week.

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Charities call on NHS England to bring back Covid precautions for staff

As virus cases rise by 30% in the past week, the clinically vulnerable and medics fear they will be put at risk this winter

AAP

Free shingles jab coming for millions of Australians

Australians most at risk of complications from developing shingles will be eligible to receive a free vaccine against the virus.

The Hindu

Now a more efficacious, inexpensive malaria vaccine

Oxford University develops R21/MatrixM malaria vaccine; WHO recommends it; 3 countries approve; efficacy 75-79% in 5-17 mth olds; booster restores efficacy; cheaper than RTS,S/AS01.

The Independent UK

Kaiser Permanente healthcare strike could disrupt vaccine and prescription access

The Kaiser strike is expected to span three days, as healthcare workers join picket lines across the country to protest staffing shortages

WEKU

The CDC will no longer issue COVID-19 vaccination cards

The CDC said to contact your state health department or vaccination provider for a full record of your vaccines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicagoans looking for new COVID-19 shot face supply issues, insurance hiccups

Some large hospital systems in Chicago don’t have vaccines available yet, despite the doses being approved weeks ago.

Salon

Flu-COVID combo vaccines on the horizon

Moderna announces plans to move a novel vaccine design into its final stage of development

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