Tuberculosis Vaccine Trial Disappoints
The first tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to be tested for efficacy in infants in more than 40 years has proved ineffective as a TB booster shot.
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South Africa:
TB Vaccine Trial Disappoints
UNIRIN, 5 February 2013
The first tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to be tested for efficacy in infants in more than 40 years has proved ineffective as a TB booster shot, but it may have laid the groundwork for… Read more »
More TB vaccines are in the pipeline (file photo).
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Africa:
Data Published for Historic Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate Trial
Aeras, 4 February 2013
Data were published in The Lancet today from a Phase IIb clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of MVA85A in preventing tuberculosis (TB) in infants. MVA85A is a TB… Read more »
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South Africa:
TB Vaccine Fails
Health-e, 4 February 2013
A critical anti-tuberculosis (TB) candidate vaccine tried in infants, has failed in trials. The MVA85A vaccine candidate was found to be safe and well tolerated, but ineffective in… Read more »