Vaccine development stories

Aug 5, 2026

UK Scientists Successfully Trial First 'Fridge-Free' Vaccines in Patients

British researchers have conducted the first successful clinical trials of vaccines that do not require refrigeration, a breakthrough that could address the problem of half of all vaccines being discarded due to cold chain failures.

Aug 5, 20263 sources

Jul 30, 2026

Merseyside Woman Becomes First Patient Worldwide to Receive New Lung Cancer Vaccine in Clinical Trial

A lung cancer patient from Merseyside has become the first person in the world to receive a new experimental vaccine as part of an early-stage clinical trial involving 10 patients.

Jul 30, 20261 source

Jul 9, 2026

Moderna Wins EU Contract for RSV Vaccine Supply

Moderna has secured a contract with the European Union to supply its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, expanding the company's vaccine portfolio beyond COVID-19.

Jul 9, 20261 source

Jul 6, 2026

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo reaches 1,561 cases with over 500 deaths

The Democratic Republic of Congo's 17th Ebola epidemic has now claimed at least 506 lives out of 1,561 confirmed cases, according to health officials. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, for which no vaccine or approved treatment currently exists, and frontline health workers are threatening to strike.

Jul 6, 20263 sources

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▪The World Health Organization estimates that approximately half of all vaccines globally are wasted and discarded annually.
▪A larger clinical trial involving 160 people is scheduled to begin in the coming months as the final stage of research for Stablepharma's "fridge-free" tetanus-diphtheria vaccine.
▪While the trehalose stabilization approach cannot be adapted for mRNA vaccines, it could stabilize many current vaccines and other medicines like monoclonal antibodies.

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Public healthcare3 Clinical trials2 Infectious Disease and Outbreaks2 Medical innovation2 Vaccines and Immunization Policy2 Cancer immunotherapy1 Ebola outbreak1 Global health security1 Pharmaceutical Industry1 Respiratory diseases1

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