Vaccines are a marvel of medicine. Few interventions can claim to have saved as many lives. But it may surprise
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Unique susceptibility to unique Sars-CoV-2 variants and vaccines
Individuals with different genetic variants in their immune system components often have very different immune responses to Sars-CoV-2. They also
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More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up
A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies
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Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses
Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine under a second
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Panel: People over 75, essential workers next for vaccines
A federal advisory panel recommended Sunday that people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store
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Messenger RNA: How a long shot idea led to COVID-19 vaccines
Hungarian-American scientist Katalin Kariko’s obsession with researching a substance called mRNA to fight disease once cost her a faculty position
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US predicts ‘vaccines before Christmas’ as virus super-surge looms
Hopes for a first wave of vaccinations before the end of 2020 received a boost with US firm Moderna saying
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FDA Needs More Safety Data on COVID-19 Vaccines, Experts Say
FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 — At a meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory board, some experts
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Anti-viral immune discovery could lead to better vaccines
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have identified a molecular switch that impacts immune responses to viral infections, and whether
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Flu vaccine reduces risk of early death for elderly intensive care patients
It appears that an influenza vaccine does not just work when it comes to influenza. A new study shows that
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