FDA Gives Green Light to Test Lyme Disease Vaccine on Humans
Clinical trials for a new Lyme disease vaccine will be conducted in the U.S. and Belgium after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Union’s Clinical Trial Application gave Biotech firm Valneva of France clearance to begin Phase I testing. Valneva is developing VLA15, a hexavalent, protein subunit-based vaccine…
SIRVA: A Risk With Every Vaccine
Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) occurs when a vaccine, any vaccine, is injected improperly, causing physical and functional damage to the affected arm and shoulder. The injury occurs when a vaccine is mistakenly injected into the shoulder joint or bursa, a fluid filled sac that keeps the shoulder…
ActHIB Vaccine Found to Contain Pieces of Glass Between 2013 and 2015
In 2013, pharmaceutical firm Sanofi Pasteur issued no recalls after finding glass shards in vials of ActHIB, its conjugate vaccine containing Haemophilus b and meningococcal protein that is given to infants at two, four, six and between 15 and 18 months of age. The public was not informed until the end of 2016, when…
Australian Biotech Firm Develops New Sugar-Based Adjuvants
Vaxine Pty Ltd., a biotechnology company based in Adelaide, Australia, has developed new adjuvants to be used in vaccines. The firm has received funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop polysaccharide adjuvants—carbohydrates whose molecules consist of sugar molecules bonded together.
Vaccines Against Painkiller Drugs Coming Soon
Highly addictive opioid drugs, including morphine, codeine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone, among others, are not only the most common agents used for pain management throughout the world but also are an increasingly common culprit in today’s addiction epidemic of addiction. It is not only recreational thrill seekers who get into…
Intramuscular Injection May Lead to Nerve Damage
Drug and biological product administration via intramuscular injections using hypodermic needles has been a common medical practice for several centuries and is not going anywhere soon—from vaccines, antibiotics and insulin to an experimental injectable male contraceptive in development. The main issue…