Here is some other vaccine news of note for the week.
> AstraZeneca’s FluMist, hoping to make a comeback after being struck down for two flu seasons, and Dynavax’s Heplisav-B, aiming to challenge GlaxoSmithKline’s Engerix-B, are both under consideration at a CDC panel today. Meeting schedule
> A new bill proposed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Ed Markey, D-Mass., and several other fellow senators calls for $1 billion over the next five years for development of a universal flu vaccine. Associated Press story
> Preclinical data published in the journal Vaccine showed Moderna’s mRNA vaccine platform might work to develop vaccines to prevent human cytomegalovirus. Release
> The Khushi Baby system, which includes a necklace with a computer chip that stores up to two years of vaccination records for young children, won the grand prize from Johnson & Johnson’s GenH Challenge for Maternal and Child Health. Release