A new tuberculosis vaccine that self-destructs to enhance safety has shown promising results in macaque monkeys, providing ...

The in-built in protection mechanisms offer a safer and more effective way to combat the deadliest disease of 2024.

In macaque monkeys, the updated self-destructing BCG vaccine caused an even stronger immune response and better protection against TB than a standard IV BCG injection. None of the monkeys that ...

However, the traditional intradermal injection ... intravenous vaccine administration, the researchers designed a double safety switch. The BCG particles are programmed to self-destruct after ...

In a significant step toward enhancing vaccine self-sufficiency and pandemic preparedness in Africa, TechInvention, an Indian biotech company, has entered into an agreement with Ethiopia's Ministry of ...

a self-amplifying mRNA (sa-mRNA) vaccine candidate, also known as LUNAR-H5N1, for active immunization to prevent pandemic influenza disease caused by H5N1 virus. The randomized placebo-controlled ...

The sa-mRNA vaccine candidate is designed to make many copies of mRNA within the host cell after intramuscular injection to achieve enhanced expression of haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) ...