Aug
30
2017

Burden of RSV Disease

By OVG

Some facts about RSV disease (respiratory syncytial virus):

RSV is a virus;

  • it causes coughs, colds and chest infections
  • is responsible for around 1 in 6 hospital admissions for infants  in the UK
  • The second largest worldwide cause of deaths in children between one month and 1 year of age, most are in Asia and Africa

What do we want to do?

We would like to identify 2000 babies from birth and follow them up to see if any become unwell with RSV disease

Aug
31
2016

Ebola Vaccine Registry Study

By OVG

THIS STUDY IS NOW IN FOLLOW UP

What is the purpose of this study?

Eligible participants for this study have previously received an experimental Ebola vaccine- Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo. The purpose of this study is to collect long-term safety data from these participants who received two experimental vaccines to prevent Ebola virus disease. This may contribute to the future development of an Ebola vaccine.

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Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, OX3 7LE.

This unit receives National Institute for Health Research CTU Support Funding. This funding has been awarded to support the unit in developing and supporting NIHR trials.