Johnson & Johnson halts late-stage E.coli vaccine trial after poor results
Drug giants Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi have suspended late-stage clinical trials of the experimental E.COLI vaccine after the results failed to demonstrate sufficient efficacy. company It was announced on Thursday The vaccine showed no safety concerns, but did not meet the efficacy threshold required to continue development. The experimental vaccine, known as Expec9V, was […]
Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC pull onions after McDonald’s E.coli outbreak
Yum Brands announced Thursday that it will remove raw onions from meals at some Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants as an “out of caution” following an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers. An E. coli outbreak has killed at least one person and sickened nearly 50 people in […]
Health warning issued to boat race crews over levels of E.coli in Thames
Jumping into London’s River Thames is a traditional celebration for crew members who win the Boat Race, an almost 200-year-old race between Britain’s prestigious universities Oxford and Cambridge. . Now it also comes with a health warning. Tests by the River Action campaign group have found high levels of E. coli along the Thames in […]