USA TODAYflipped into Top StoriesI volunteered for a COVID-19 vaccine trial in New Jersey: Here's what it's been like since the shotverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Lindy WashburnOn the afternoon of Sept. 22, I became a data point in the search for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19. That’s when I received the first of two shots in a clinical trial to develop a vaccine and became one of 30,000 volunteers to take a needlestick for science. Why am I doing it? A combination of …
NBC Newsflipped into Top StoriesWhat is mRNA? How Pfizer and Moderna tapped new tech to make coronavirus vaccinesNBC News - Denise ChowIf the experimental coronavirus vaccines win approval from the Food and Drug Administration, they will be the first-ever authorized vaccines that use mRNA. For decades, vaccine researchers have been enchanted and frustrated with the promise of messenger RNA. The tiny snippets of genetic code are …
Vellichorflipped into Health New skin cancer vaccine is twice as powerfulfreethink.com - Kristin HouserSkin cancer is the most common kind of cancer. Thankfully, it’s also one of the least dangerous — unless it’s a type called malignant melanoma. Though …
Associated Pressflipped into Health and ScienceUN says new polio outbreak in Sudan caused by oral vaccineAssociated Press - By MARIA CHENGLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says a new polio outbreak in Sudan is linked to an ongoing vaccine-sparked epidemic in Chad — a week after the U.N. health agency declared the African continent free of the wild polio virus. In a statement this week, WHO said two children in Sudan — one …
Forbesflipped into InnovationNew Research On Flu Vaccines Sheds Light On Covid-19 VaccinesForbes - William A. HaseltineThis is the second article in a three-part series on fading immunity to Covid-19 and the flu—the science behind it, and the implications it has for vaccine development and the pandemic at large. Read the first part here and the second part here. One of the reasons we get flu shots annually is because …
Obed Ortizflipped into Health & MedicineNew vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease shows potential in miceMedical News Today - Eleanor Bird, M.S.A preclinical study has tested a new vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers found that the vaccine, which targets the beta-amyloid protein, …
Ars Technicaflipped into Ars TechnicaCivil-War-era smallpox vaccines were genetically similar, new study findsverified_publisherArs Technica - Jennifer OuelletteThe work could offer helpful clues in developing an effective vaccine against COVID-19. Scientists around the world are currently working feverishly …
angela Lancasterflipped into All That's CattyNew feline vaccination guidelinesphys.org - SAGE PublicationsThe American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) convened a panel of experts to update the …
HuffPost UKDec 14, 2020What The New Covid Variants Mean For Vaccines And InfectionsHuffPost UK - Natasha HindeWhat we know so far about the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants. New Covid-19 variants are coming to light. These are each a version of the virus …
Matthew Tan Chee Hweeflipped into MedicineNew COVID-19 vaccine data spotlights an unsung immune player: T cellsverified_publisherFortune - Jason Gale, Marthe Fourcade, BloombergAntibodies have become a familiar word in the pandemic era, perhaps suggesting they’re the best hope for keeping the deadly coronavirus at bay. But …
AvatarAJ !flipped into CONCEPT ! SPACE ! TECH . . .There’s A New Flu Vaccine Every Year. Why Can’t A Coronavirus Vaccine Be Ready That Fast?Forbes - Caroline SeydelSince the coronavirus genome sequence was published, researchers have been hard at work to create an effective, safe vaccine against the new virus. For those of us waiting, it feels like a long time, but it’s not unusual for vaccines development to take more than a decade. So how do they create new …
CNAflipped into CNASingapore researchers discover milder COVID-19 strain, opening up new avenues for treatment and vaccine developmentchannelnewsasia.com - Cindy CoSINGAPORE: Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new COVID-19 variant that causes less severe symptoms in patients, opening up new avenues for …
Pierre Guerinflipped into CORONAVIRUSCOVID-19 vaccine UK: Everything you need to know about the new coronavirus jabssciencefocus.com - Thomas LingWhat types of vaccines are there? How effective are they against the coronavirus variants? And how exactly do they work? All your questions, answered. …
Science X Networkflipped into Phys.orgNew nanotechology design provides hope for personalized vaccination for treating cancerphys.org - University of Chicago Medical CenterOne of the key challenges in developing effective, targeted cancer treatments is the heterogeneity of the cancer cells themselves. This variation …
The New Zealand Heraldflipped into New Zealand Herald World NewsCoronavirus: Six countries report Covid-19 in farmed mink as experts warn vaccines may not work on new strainnzherald.co.nzNew coronavirus cases linked to mink farms have been discovered in six countries including Italy, the US, the Netherlands and Spain, the World Health …
CNBCflipped into Top NewsBritain tries to cool AstraZeneca concerns as its CEO touts a new vaccine trialverified_publisherCNBC - Matt ClinchLONDON — Government ministers and experts in Britain have openly backed a coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford University, after doubts …
MarjanTflipped into HistoryHow New York City Vaccinated 6 Million People in Less Than a Monthverified_publisherThe New York Times - John Florio and Ouisie ShapiroOn Easter weekend in 1947, New York City buzzed with an air of invincibility. The miseries of World War II were finally over, and New York, like the rest of the country, was buoyant. The future promised great things. The Polaroid Land camera had just been invented. Consumer TV sets were appearing …
NerdistJul 16, 2020COVID Vaccine Set for New Trial with 30,000 ParticipantsNerdist - Matthew HartAmerican biotech company, Moderna Inc., and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), have just announced the publication of …
HuffPost UKflipped into Coronavirus StoryboardEverything You Need To Know About The New Covid VaccineCurated byHuffPost UKThere are still a few hurdles to overcome before the Pfizer vaccine is available – and perhaps even more if you aren't on the priority list.
WIREDflipped into ScienceThe NIH’s Top Vaccine Maker Wants Warp Speed to Be the New NormalWIRED - Adam RogersJohn Mascola, who worked on the research that led to the Moderna shot, thinks Covid-19 proves we have to prep for the next virus, too. If the first …
Audioburstflipped into Health and Science News by AudioburstListen: Trump: New York won't receive COVID-19 vaccine immediatelyAudioburst - WCPT 820"York Governor Andrew Cuomo is responding to President Trump's remarks that the cove in 19 vaccine will be distributed everywhere. But New York Lisa …
New Atlasflipped into ScienceNew “very impressive” Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine results reportedverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Rich HaridyA week after Pfizer reported its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective, biotechnology company Moderna has revealed similar efficacy from …
CaliGypsyGurlflipped into Coronavirus: COVID-19 At Hospitals, A Race To Save 'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of Lives With New Vaccineverified_publisherNPR - Sarah McCammonLately, Jon Horton has been dreaming about freezers. "I was opening the freezer and I was taking something out of the freezer and putting it in something else," Horton said. "And it was just like — whew!" And not just an ordinary freezer. Horton is pharmacy operations director at Sentara — a health …
