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SCIENTIFIC NEWS | Human Trials Of Universal Flu And COVID-19 Vaccines Begin
The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) work on a universal flu vaccine is already well advanced, with human trials beginning now. The new formulation, called BPL-1357, contains a variety…
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TIF Article: COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbated Existing Problems With Thalassaemia Care
The article discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified challenges in thalassaemia care worldwide and underscores TIF’s activities throughout the coronavirus outbreak in support of patients with haemoglobinopathies. Hematology Advisor…
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TIF Guide on COVID-19 Vaccinations & Therapeutic Drugs – The December Issue
During this last fortnight, experts have scrambled to gain an understanding of the new heavily mutated variant, what kind of symptoms and illness it can cause, and whether it undermines…
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TIF Takes Active Part In The 71st Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
TIF has participated in the 71st session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe between 13–15 September 2021, which gathered six hundred high-level delegates, including over 30 Health Ministers from…
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CDC, FDA Authorize Third Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccines For The Immunocompromised In The US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have both recommended on August 16 that certain immunocompromised people receive a third…
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The June Update: TIF’s Guide On COVID-19 Vaccinations & Therapeutic Drugs
As vaccination rates are slowing in the US and Europe, the spread of the Delta coronavirus variants causes growing concerns worldwide with health experts predicting the highly infectious variant to…
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US STUDY: COVID-19 Does Not Pose A Threat To Blood And Transfusion Safety
A new reassuring US study, published recently in the journal Transfusion, suggests that the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV2 through blood transfusion is highly unlikely. For the study, the investigators…
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Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Approved By World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday that it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) for emergency use listing, paving the way for a second Chinese shot…
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