Updates TB vaccine symposium Tallinn, 21-24 September 2010
On 21 September 2010, in Tallinn the 2nd global forum on tuberculosis vaccines started. On this page, we will keep you updated every day. You can also visit the conference website www.tbvaccine2010.org. The speakers presentations can be found here.
Hour by hour update on www.twitter.com/TBVI_EU
21 Sept: news article on SciDev.net: TB conference to map out vaccine plan
21 Sept: article on Science Speaks: Tackling TB to reach MDG targets: The promise of new vaccines
23 Sept: article on Citizen News Service and several other websites: TB doesn't get the prioritization it needs
23 Sept: article on SciDev.net: TB vaccine likely to be five years late, says review
23 Sept: press release on Eureakalert: New TB vaccine enters clinical testing
23 Sept: website Estonian Public Broadcasting: Better TB vaccines considered in Tallinn conference
24 Sept: article on MedIndia: New vaccines could revolutionize the fight against tuberculosis
24 Sept: article on TheSpec.com: Mac's new TB vaccine safe, effective on volunteers
27 Sept: article on Science Speaks: TB vaccine advocates assess efforts to raise TB vaccine support
27 Sept: article on SciDev.net: Candidate TB vaccines languishing in lab, say scientists
28 Sept: opinion in Estonian medical newspaper Meditsiiniuudised: Eesti on tuberkuloosi vastu voitlemisel teistele eeskujuks
29 Sept: article on Science Speaks: 2nd Global Forum on TB Vaccines concludes, looks to the future
1 Oct: article on Cosmos Online: TB vaccine to cut infections by 90%
1 Oct: opinion The Irish Times: Funding crucial to tackling global TB epidemic
1 Oct: article on Citizen News Service and several other websites: Clinical trial capacity remains challenge for TB vaccine development
7 Oct: article on TropIKA.net: Tuberculosis still not considered a priority
13 Oct: article on Citizen News Service: Comic book explains TB vaccine clinical trial This is the link to the comic book
13 Oct: article on TropIKA.net: A new blueprint for TB vaccines
18 Oct: article on Citizen News Service: HIV activists help push tuberculosis awareness