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Survivors of domestic violence and abuse more likely to contract COVID-19

Women with general practitioner (GP) recorded exposure to domestic abuse or violence were at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 during the first two waves of the pandemic in the UK, finds a new study led by the University of Birmingham.

25 Sep 2021

3D-printed vaccine patch provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot

Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot.

25 Sep 2021

UC Davis Health begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 booster shots to patients

Based on the recent release of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, UC Davis Health began administering booster shots to patients at its area clinics and to employees on the medical campus today.

24 Sep 2021

Penn scientists win 2021 Lasker Award for the discovery of therapeutic mRNA technology

As mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are deployed to protect hundreds of millions of people across the world and point the way to end the deadly global COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Pennsylvania scientists whose prescient discovery science effort laid the foundation for swift vaccine development have been awarded the 2021 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.

24 Sep 2021

Weill Cornell Medicine launches ambitious community vaccination and education efforts

With vaccine availability growing in New York City and across the country, attention is increasingly turning to those who remain hesitant to receive it.

24 Sep 2021

CDC endorses ACIP recommendation for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' recommendation for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and also recommended a booster dose for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings.

24 Sep 2021

Further evidence of safety and efficacy of mRNA-1273 vaccine in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection

A recent study supports the efficacy of the mRNA-1273 vaccine in preventing COVID-19 illness and disease severity.

24 Sep 2021

Inactivated egg-based Newcastle disease virus vaccine expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

A new study presents initial results from a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 1/2 trial in Thailand.

24 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccination status among US college students

A new study has been published to study the correlations of COVID-19 vaccination status among college students.

24 Sep 2021

Scientists publish a detailed map of where human antibodies bind to SARS-CoV-2

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have published a detailed map of where human antibodies bind to SARS-CoV-2, a map that was generated by a global collaboration comparing nearly all leading clinical candidates.

24 Sep 2021

Survey: Many Black parents express COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for their children

Nearly half of Black parents (48 percent) were hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine for their child, compared to 33 percent of Latinx parents and 26 percent of white parents, according to survey results from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

24 Sep 2021

Presumed immunity in US remains below the threshold sufficient to disrupt SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Researchers have investigated publicly available data published to investigate the proportion of the US population that has become immune to SARS-CoV-2.

24 Sep 2021

No excess mortality during the Delta variant era in US state with high vaccination rates

Researchers have investigated the number of excess deaths during the initial spread of the Delta variant.

24 Sep 2021

Researchers discover how Rift Valley fever virus enters cells

Rift Valley fever virus causes economically devastating outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in livestock such as sheep, goats and cattle.

24 Sep 2021

Human milk antibodies elicited by vaccination show reduced activity against SARS-CoV-2 VoCs

In a study recently published on the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists from Singapore have assessed the levels of IgA-specific anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in the breast milk of women recently immunized with the second dose of an mRNA-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

24 Sep 2021

Effect of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG antibodies

Natural infection or vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) confer considerable protection against reinfection and reduce the risk of severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes.

24 Sep 2021

Mathematical constructions of SARS-CoV-2 action could help fine-tune prevention and treatment

Mathematical constructions of the action of SARS-CoV-2 and its multiple spikes, which enable its success at infecting cells, can give vaccine developers and pharmaceutical companies alike a more precise picture of what the virus is doing inside us and help fine tune prevention and treatment, mathematical modelers say.

23 Sep 2021

Vaccine News and Research

Latest Vaccine News and Research

Survivors of domestic violence and abuse more likely to contract COVID-19

3D-printed vaccine patch provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot

UC Davis Health begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 booster shots to patients

Penn scientists win 2021 Lasker Award for the discovery of therapeutic mRNA technology

Weill Cornell Medicine launches ambitious community vaccination and education efforts

CDC endorses ACIP recommendation for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot

Further evidence of safety and efficacy of mRNA-1273 vaccine in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Inactivated egg-based Newcastle disease virus vaccine expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

COVID-19 vaccination status among US college students

Scientists publish a detailed map of where human antibodies bind to SARS-CoV-2

Survey: Many Black parents express COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for their children

Presumed immunity in US remains below the threshold sufficient to disrupt SARS-CoV-2 transmission

No excess mortality during the Delta variant era in US state with high vaccination rates

Researchers discover how Rift Valley fever virus enters cells

Human milk antibodies elicited by vaccination show reduced activity against SARS-CoV-2 VoCs

Effect of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG antibodies

Mathematical constructions of SARS-CoV-2 action could help fine-tune prevention and treatment

Potential covalent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein inhibitors

COVID-19 vaccination and lactation

Design of mRNA vaccines to combat COVID-19

Event guide: 3rd mRNA Process Development & Manufacturing Europe eBook

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Vaccine News and Research

Latest Vaccine News and Research

Event guide: 3rd mRNA Process Development & Manufacturing Europe eBook

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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