Flu News Friday
April 17, 2020
The Latest in Influenza Vaccines
Surveillance Update: From the CDC: “[Due to] ongoing declines in influenza activity and the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, FluView will be abbreviated for the remainder of the 2019–2020 season. More detailed interpretation of data and more COVID-19 specific information can be found in COVIDView.”
1. NIH to launch public-private partnership to speed COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options
NIH News / April 17, 2020
2. PDS Biotechnology Initiates Novel Vaccine Development Programs For COVID-19 and Universal Influenza; Delay of PDS0101 VERSATILE-002 trial
Biospace / April 16, 2020
3. Chafing Against Regulation, Silicon Valley Pivots to Pandemic
Andrew Leonard, Wired / April 15, 2020
4. Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline collaborate to speed up coronavirus vaccine development
Matthew Herper, STAT / April 14, 2020
5. Biomimetic nanoparticles as universal influenza vaccine
Wang et al., Smart Materials in Medicine / April 13, 2020
6. Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor Dr. Martin D’Souza Explains the Process of Vaccine Development
Kyle Sears, Mercer University News / April 13, 2020
7. Newly Isolated H16N3 Avian Influenza Viruses Show Future Zoonotic Potential
Grant Gallagher, Contagion Live / April 13, 2020
8. How Anthony Fauci Became America’s Doctor
Michael Specter, The New Yorker / April 10, 2020