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Texas Scientists Are Sharing the Design for Their New, Cheap Covid-19 Vaccine
Despite some truly important medical advances this year, the covid-19 pandemic is far from over, both in the U.S. and even more so in poorer countries with low vaccination rates. But there is hope on the immediate horizon. Cheap, easily stored, and effective covid-19 vaccines are set to be mass-produced and distributed around the world…
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Pfizer’s Low Dose Covid-19 Vaccine Fails in Kids Under Five, Trial Data Shows
Today has brought some disheartening news for parents in the U.S. hoping to soon vaccinate their young children against covid-19. Based on clinical trial data, Pfizer and BioNTech announced Friday that children ages 2 to under 5 did not produce a sufficient immune response to two shots of their low-dose covid-19 vaccine, though children between…
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Emerging Omicron Coronavirus Variant Has Officials Worldwide on the Defensive
Authorities worldwide have started taking steps to contain the spread of the new coronavirus variant Omicron as the holiday season enters full swing. On Friday, the World Health Organisation recognised the heavily mutated coronavirus variant, which was first identified in South Africa, as a “variant of concern” due to preliminary evidence that it may be…
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Experimental Anti-Tick Vaccine Aims to Stop Bites That Could Spread Lyme
In the not-so-distant future, campers and hikers may be able to get a shot that not only protects them from Lyme disease but also from the bloodsucking ticks that spread it — at least if Yale-led research into an anti-tick vaccine continues to show promise. In a new study involving guinea pigs, an experimental mRNA-based…