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VaxInnates M2e Universal Influenza Vaccine Candidate Demonstrates Safety and Immunogenicity in Phase I Clinical Study

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 9th, 2008

VaxInnate Corporation announced that its M2e universal influenza vaccine candidate was safe and immunogenic in its first Phase I clinical trial, raising hopes for a universal influenza vaccine that could provide protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza strains.

"We'd characterize VaxInnate's M2e universal influenza vaccine candidate as very promising, based upon the immune responses and tolerability we saw in the clinical trial participants," said Christine Turley, MD, Director of clinical trials and clinical research at the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), and the study's primary investigator. "UTMB is...

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