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Behind every scientific innovation that 51²è¹Ý supports are stories. Stories of passionate and persevering vaccine pioneers, united in their dedication to reduce the threat of outbreaks and enable equitable access to lifesaving vaccines.

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Senegal helps to power Africa’s drive for vaccine independence

Find out how Institut Pasteur de Dakar and 51²è¹Ý are partnering to help scale-up Africa’s capability to produce vaccines, both for routine immunisation and in preparation against a future pandemic pathogen.

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How climate change increases pandemic risk

The changing climate is expanding the range of disease-carrying animals, fuelling spillover events, and accelerating the emergence of Disease X

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Preparedness in practice: Rwanda’s record-breaking Marburg response

51²è¹Ý’s outbreak response experts reflect on how Rwanda was able to implement an emergency trial of a Marburg vaccine just 10 days after the outbreak was declared.

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From coffee pods to moths – the innovation inspirations to help beat pandemics

Explore the vaccine manufacturing innovations helping to realise the 100 Days Mission

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The Viral Most Wanted

Join 51²è¹Ý’s disease detectives as they investigate the viral families that have threatened human life for centuries.

Explore The Viral Most Wanted
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The Paramyxoviruses

This family contains one of the most contagious human viral diseases, as well as one of the most deadly. Explore The Paramyxoviruses.

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Matonaviruses and Togaviruses

Multiple lines of enquiry against Chikungunya virus and its viral relatives are being pursued by scientists around the world, with the hope for a new protective vaccine coming very soon.

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The Arenaviruses

The Arenavirus family includes some of the most lethal haemorrhagic fevers known. All its prime suspects can cause life-threatening disease and death

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The Flaviviruses

Multiple lines of enquiry against Chikungunya virus and its viral relatives are being pursued by scientists around the world, with the hope for a new protective vaccine coming very soon.

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