2020s

The Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was the first mRNA vaccine authorized for emergency use, grante...

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy a...

The Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine used a modified adenovirus vector,different from the mRNA v...

The Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was developed by scientists at the University of Oxford Jenn...

Sputnik V, developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute in Moscow, was registered by the Russian gov...

Sinovac developed CoronaVac using an inactivated whole virus approach. The vaccine was authorized in...

Novavax developed a protein subunit vaccine using recombinant spike protein and a proprietary adjuva...

The malaria vaccine RTS,S or Mosquirix, developed by GlaxoSmithKline over 30 years, was recommended ...

Respiratory syncytial virus RSV vaccines were decades in development. RSV causes lower respiratory i...

The JYNNEOS vaccine, developed by Bavarian Nordic, protects against mpox formerly known as monkeypox...

IXCHIQ, developed by Valneva, became the first chikungunya vaccine approved by the FDA in November 2...

Group A Streptococcus vaccines target Strep A, which causes pharyngitis, skin infections, rheumatic ...

VLA15, developed by Valneva and Pfizer, is a Lyme disease vaccine candidate targeting Borrelia burgd...

Acinetobacter baumannii vaccine development targets a multidrug resistant bacterium that causes infe...

Candida auris vaccine development targets a multidrug resistant fungus first identified in 2009. Can...

Uropathogenic E coli vaccine development targets the leading cause of urinary tract infections UTIs....

The Novavax NVX CoV2373 vaccine uses a recombinant spike protein produced in insect cells with a pro...

Covaxin was developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research...

Novavax experienced a dramatic turnaround in 2024. After years of struggling to bring its COVID vacc...

mRNA vaccine technology represents a paradigm shift in vaccinology. Key advances came from Katalin K...

Operation Warp Speed was the US government program to accelerate COVID 19 vaccine development. Annou...

COVAX was established in April 2020 as the global initiative for equitable COVID 19 vaccine access. ...

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has reduced polio cases by over 99.9 percent since 1988. Wil...

Measles resurged globally in 2023 to 2024. WHO reported a sharp rise in measles cases globally in 20...

Scottish research has reported very low rates of cervical cancer among women vaccinated against HPV ...

Vaccine nationalism emerged during the COVID 19 pandemic when countries prioritized domestic vaccine...

Robert F Kennedy Jr, a prominent vaccine skeptic, was nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Ser...

The WHO Pandemic Agreement was negotiated from 2021 in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. The treaty...

Arizona had among the highest vaccine exemption rates in the US, with a growing share of kindergarte...

The landscape of vaccine development is changing. mRNA technology enables rapid development of vacci...

PCV15 Vaxneuvance by Merck and PCV20 Prevnar 20 by Pfizer were licensed for adults in 2021 and later...

The UK did not routinely vaccinate children against chickenpox until the Joint Committee on Vaccinat...

The COVID 19 Technology Access Pool C TAP was launched by WHO in May 2020 to share vaccine technolog...

Healthcare provider vaccine hesitancy emerged as a concern during the COVID 19 vaccination campaign....

Ohio launched Vax a Million in May 2021, offering 1 million lottery prizes to vaccinated adults and ...

COVID 19 vaccination cards became symbols of vaccination status during the pandemic. The cards were ...

Nirsevimab Beyfortus is a long acting monoclonal antibody that protects infants from RSV. Technicall...

High income countries donated surplus COVID vaccines through COVAX. Hundreds of millions of doses we...

Myocarditis and pericarditis were identified as rare side effects of mRNA COVID vaccines in 2021. Th...

mRNA vaccine manufacturing differs fundamentally from traditional vaccine production. mRNA vaccines ...

Self amplifying RNA saRNA vaccines are a next generation mRNA technology. Unlike conventional mRNA v...

Plant based vaccine production uses plants as bioreactors to produce vaccine antigens. Medicago, a C...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a Framework for Equitable Al...

The COVID pandemic disrupted routine immunization programs worldwide. In 2021, 25 million children m...

Mucosal vaccines delivered through the nose or mouth may provide better protection against respirato...

Universal coronavirus vaccine research aims to develop vaccines that protect against all coronavirus...

Personalized cancer vaccines use mRNA to target tumor specific mutations. Each vaccine is custom des...

Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can occur after any vaccine. The rate is approximatel...

Bell palsy, temporary facial paralysis, was observed during COVID vaccine trials. The FDA called for...

Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome TTS was identified as a rare complication of adenoviral ve...

Most studies comparing myocarditis risk from COVID vaccination versus COVID infection found that the...

Vaccine dosing intervals affect immunogenicity and protection. Longer intervals between vaccine dose...

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included provisions affecting vaccine access. The act required M...

Austria became the first European country to pass a general COVID vaccine mandate in January 2022. T...

H5N1 avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle in the United States in March 2024. The virus had ...

The Omicron BA 2 variant emerged in early 2022, followed by BA 4 and BA 5. These variants showed sig...

COVID vaccine authorization for children progressed in stages. The FDA authorized Pfizer for ages 16...

Studies suggested that COVID vaccination reduced the risk of long COVID, with estimates ranging from...

Real world effectiveness data for bivalent COVID boosters showed moderate protection against symptom...

The Matrix M adjuvant used in the Novavax COVID vaccine is derived from the bark of the Quillaja sap...

Digital vaccine records improve vaccination tracking and reduce missed opportunities. Immunization I...