Enlarge / The structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. (credit: University of Arkansas) Over the summer, you could almost hear a sigh of relief rising from the portion of the research community that was tracking the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Viruses, especially those new to their hosts, often pick up mutations that help them […]
Enlarge / A vaccine syringe and vial in front of the GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) logo. (credit: Getty | Anadolu Agency) After its own COVID-19 vaccine setback, GlaxoSmithKline has inked a $180 million deal to help German biotech CureVac manufacture 100 million doses of its mRNA vaccine, which is currently under development. The deal also lays the […]
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Looks like it was all for the show, folks! Despite whining and sobbing to Andy Cohen at the Real Housewives of Orange County season 15 reunion that she was “regretful” about her problematic pandemic behavior, Kelly Dodd decided to mock the COVID-19 yet again in a series of videos on her Instagram account over the […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty | SOPA Images) Johnson & Johnson’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine was 72 percent effective at preventing moderate and severe disease in the United States and 85 percent effective at preventing severe disease globally. But the one-shot vaccine struggled to fight off emerging virus variants in other countries, lowering its overall efficacy to 66 […]
Enlarge / A registered nurse practitioner holds up a sign and a flag asking for another patient to dose with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine as well as a more vaccine doses at a vaccination site in Seattle, Washington on January 24, 2021. (credit: Getty | Grant Hendsley) With the country’s vaccine rollout in utter disorder, […]
Enlarge / Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), who allegedly deceived states on the vaccine supply, receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during an event at the NIH Clinical Center on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) The Trump administration announced Tuesday, January 12, that it would begin shipping reserved vaccine […]
Medical News Bulletin | Health News and Medical Research – Daily Medical News, Health News, Clinical Trials And Clinical Research, Medical Technology, Fitness And Nutrition News–In One Place Scientists are currently developing a COVID-19 nanoparticle vaccine that only requires a single dose without the need for strict transport and storage conditions, unlike current approved and […]
Medical News Bulletin | Health News and Medical Research – Daily Medical News, Health News, Clinical Trials And Clinical Research, Medical Technology, Fitness And Nutrition News–In One Place A new report presents the latest clinical data on the efficacy of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. Over the past few months, the development and […]
On Nov. 30, Hong Kong’s government announced a rare piece of news that was welcome in all sectors of a politically-divided city battling its fourth wave of COVID-19 infections: The vaccines are on their way. Hong Kong had purchased 7.5 million doses of a vaccine co-developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German vaccine maker […]