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Global childhood vaccinations edge closer to pre-pandemic levels: WHO report

STAT

Global childhood immunization coverage has nearly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report, with 4 million more children receiving full immunization in 2022 compared to 2021. Overall, 20.5 million children who missed at least one dose in 2021. Overall, 20.5

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STAT+: Fate Therapeutics plans mass layoffs, after early end to cell therapy deal with Janssen

STAT

According to Pitchbook, Fate had 545 employees in 2022, up from 449 recorded in the company’s 2021 annual report. The firm is also dropping one of its experimental drugs, FT596, a cell-based cancer therapy that uses a class of immune cells known as natural killer cells.

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Bracing for rough respiratory virus season, European officials urge vaccination

STAT

and Europe are ramping up their campaigns urging eligible people to get another vaccine round against Covid and flu, promoting the immunizations as people’s best way to protect themselves and reduce pressure on health systems during what is expected to be another tough winter. LONDON — Health officials in the U.K.

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Tackling immune-mediated disease with CAR Tregs

European Pharmaceutical Review

Recognising the potential of CAR T cells to act as highly targeted therapeutics, several biotechnology companies – including Sangamo Therapeutics – have established development pipelines of CAR T regulatory cells (Tregs) that aim to tackle immune?mediated What are Tregs and how are they applicable to immune-mediated disease?

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Govt provides updates on measures to encourage domestic manufacturing

Express Pharma

15,000 crores and a production tenure from FY 2022- 2023 to FY 2027-28, provides financial incentives to 55 selected applicants for manufacturing of identified products under three categories for six years. The scheme provides financial incentives for the manufacturing of notified products. are manufactured. An incentive amount of Rs.3,215

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2022 CVS Health Minority Scholarship For Pharmacy Students Winners Announced

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 CVS Health Minority Scholarship for Pharmacy Students! The 2022 CVS Health Minority Scholarship for Pharmacy Students winners We connected with each of the 2022 scholarship awardees to discuss how this scholarship will help them move forward in pursuing a career in pharmacy.

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ESMO 2022: the evolution of TIL therapy – a highly promising approach

Pharmaceutical Technology

Before TIL infusion, the patient undergoes lymphodepletion, which reduces the proportion of myeloid immune suppressive cells and creates space for the incoming lymphocytes. The high level of neoantigens in melanoma makes this the ideal setting for TIL therapy, with tumours often containing multiple clones of tumour-reactive immune cells.