/tags/vaccine-development Vaccine development en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-09-03/tick-diseases-cattle-vaccine Researchers at the University of Missouri say they’ve created a new vaccine to protect cattle from bovine anaplasmosis. The disease is estimated to cost U.S. ranchers millions each year. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-09-03/tick-diseases-cattle-vaccine Héctor Alejandro Arzate /health-science-environment/2023-12-19/slu-researchers-say-theyve-found-a-better-way-to-test-tuberculosis-vaccines Scientists at SLU think they can use an existing immunization to test how well people respond to tuberculosis vaccines in development. Scientists are on the hunt for a more effective vaccine to protect people from the bacterial infection, which kills more than 1 million people a year globally. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:15:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-19/slu-researchers-say-theyve-found-a-better-way-to-test-tuberculosis-vaccines Sarah Fentem /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-23/listen-st-louis-university-infectious-disease-physician-answers-vaccine-questions What does your body’s reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine reveal about your immune system? And what’s with reports of a post-vaccine arm rash? In this episode, the director of St. Louis University’s Center for Vaccine Development discusses the latest vaccine news and answers listener questions. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:20:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-23/listen-st-louis-university-infectious-disease-physician-answers-vaccine-questions Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-19/vaccine-delivery-and-distribution-present-new-challenges In recent weeks, both Pfizer and Moderna announced that their COVID-19 vaccines are 95% effective. But does it mean everyone will have a vaccine by New Year’s Eve? Not quite, says Michael Kinch, associate vice chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 20:35:16 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-19/vaccine-delivery-and-distribution-present-new-challenges Emily Woodbury /government-politics-issues/2020-10-15/missouri-has-a-plan-to-administer-coronavirus-vaccine-when-available Missouri's state health director says a limited supply of vaccine could come as early as December, but supplies won't be available to the general public until spring at the earliest. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 01:52:30 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-10-15/missouri-has-a-plan-to-administer-coronavirus-vaccine-when-available Jaclyn Driscoll /health-science-environment/2020-08-10/wash-u-researchers-genetically-engineer-coronavirus-lookalike Created using a common livestock virus, the lab-engineered hybrid virus infects human cells and interacts with antibodies like the coronavirus but is safer to work with in the lab. Researchers at Washington University are now testing the new virus as a possible coronavirus vaccine candidate. Mon, 10 Aug 2020 19:42:45 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-08-10/wash-u-researchers-genetically-engineer-coronavirus-lookalike Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2018-01-17/future-of-slus-zika-vaccine-trials-remain-uncertain-as-public-interest-and-funding-decline In what looks like a typical doctor’s office, Gary Newcomer, 26, waited to have his blood drawn for the last time as a participant in a trial for a Zika… Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:47:25 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-01-17/future-of-slus-zika-vaccine-trials-remain-uncertain-as-public-interest-and-funding-decline Eli Chen /government-politics-issues/2011-11-23/mccaskill-seeks-inquiry-into-433-million-contract-for-smallpox-drug This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 23, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Citing concerns about its cost and safety, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill,… Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:04:41 GMT /government-politics-issues/2011-11-23/mccaskill-seeks-inquiry-into-433-million-contract-for-smallpox-drug Rob Koenig /health-science-environment/2008-12-31/on-science-whatever-happened-to-bird-flu This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 31, 2008 - In an old photo, members of the American Red Cross are removing two Spanish influenza… Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:40:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2008-12-31/on-science-whatever-happened-to-bird-flu