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Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mothers have soared. Pregnant women with covid are five times as likely as uninfected pregnant people to require intensive care and 22 times as likely to die. Infected moms are four times as likely to have a stillborn child.

21 Dec 2021

Estimating vaccine efficacy against COVID-like illness from omicron and other COVID-19 variants

A new study combines real-time syndromic surveillance data from daily cross-sectional surveys with a COVID-like illness (CLI) prevalence-based vaccine efficacy estimator to better explain the early onset of the omicron variant.

21 Dec 2021

Study finds scarcity in COVID-19 vaccine supply decreases perceived vaccination priority

Anyone who has taken an economics class probably remembers learning about scarcity. The concept of demand outpacing supply applies to the toilet paper shortage at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and helps explain how a spike in home-improvement projects last year contributed to skyrocketing lumber prices.

21 Dec 2021

Study examines the sustainability of interventions on HPV vaccination rates several years after completion

Approximately 45,300 Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers occur in the U.S. every year. HPV vaccination has the potential to prevent up to 80 percent of these cancers. While raising HPV vaccination rates has been a public health priority since 2014, improving these numbers has been slow and uneven.

21 Dec 2021

Researchers create 'UV Curtain' that can sterilize rooms against coronaviruses

Researchers from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have created a new system to protect areas from the virus, using a light-emitting diode (LED)-based ultraviolet C (UV-C) light curtain. Specific wavelengths of UV-C are known to inactivate viruses and bacteria, and this tool could help keep areas sterile.

20 Dec 2021

Booster shots improve CD8+ T cell response to SARS-CoV-2 in animal model

In a new study, published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, scientists showed in a mice model that three doses of the same synthetic peptide vaccine, eliciting an exclusive CD8+ T cell response against one SARS-CoV-2 Spike epitope, protected against lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection, in the absence of neutralizing antibodies. Researchers also showed that the third dose resulted in superior generation of effector-memory T cells in the circulation and tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells.

20 Dec 2021

New €8 million multiyear contribution agreement signed to support equitable access for health products

On 16 December 2021 the Government of Belgium and WHO signed a new €8 million multiyear contribution agreement for the period 2021-2025, to support increasing global equitable access to health products and health technologies globally.

20 Dec 2021

An Omicron wave predicted for England from December 2021 to April 2022

A study, published on the medRxiv* preprint server, focuses on the interaction between Omicron variants and public health interventions in England that promote immunity.

20 Dec 2021

New Omicron variant may be better at evading vaccine-induced antibodies, research shows

The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 may be significantly better than previous variants at evading vaccine-induced antibodies, according to new research from Cambridge - but preliminary evidence suggests it is less likely to cause severe COVID-19 illness in the lungs.

20 Dec 2021

£316 million funding boost to protect tens of thousands of people from homelessness

Tens of thousands of people will be protected from homelessness as a result of a £316 million funding boost, announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities today (21 December 2021).

20 Dec 2021

Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 exhibits striking antibody evasion

Researchers discuss the likely impact on current convalescent therapies and immunity of vaccinated individuals against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

20 Dec 2021

Reduced antibody-mediated neutralization by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Researchers discuss the sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant towards various monoclonal antibodies.

20 Dec 2021

£28 million government funding boost to protect and vaccinate rough sleepers

Rough sleepers are being helped to get their COVID-19 vaccines and move into safe accommodation over the winter thanks to a £28 million government funding boost, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced today (20 December 2021).

20 Dec 2021

Cloth facemasks worn during exercise are unlikely to cause significant respiratory changes

A new study explored whether wearing masks either increased, reduced, or did not alter various respiratory variables.

20 Dec 2021

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody infusion shown to demonstrate robust immune response following COVID-19 vaccination

A new study expands the understanding of the impact of receiving a prophylactic monoclonal antibody infusion, as well as other variables, on the endogenous immune response to complete COVID-19 immunization.

20 Dec 2021

Vaccine promoters struggle to get people boosted in California’s fields

Since the start of the pandemic, Luz Gallegos and her team of 56 advocates for immigrants have battled the scorching sun, illiteracy and deadly propaganda in the fields and fruit groves of the Coachella Valley.

20 Dec 2021

The vaccine rollout was a success. But events within and beyond Biden’s control stymied progress.

Eleven months ago, President Joe Biden assumed office during one of the most critical moments of the covid-19 pandemic. Case counts and death rates were shockingly high.

20 Dec 2021

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants in unvaccinated and vaccinated U.S. military personnel

A new study helps to explain the rapid spread of the Delta variant and provides the impetus to increase control measures including vaccine boosters and social distancing requirements.

20 Dec 2021

REACT-1 study shows COVID boosters and first doses in children are providing important protection

The Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission-1 (REACT-1) study has been tracking the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) throughout England since May 2020. SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

19 Dec 2021

Environmental microbiome's impact on COVID-19 mortality

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server was based on the hypothesis that the environmental mycobiome (fungi) is a likely important factor in determining area-level variation in COVID-19 mortality.

19 Dec 2021

Vaccine News and Research

Latest Vaccine News and Research

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

Estimating vaccine efficacy against COVID-like illness from omicron and other COVID-19 variants

Study finds scarcity in COVID-19 vaccine supply decreases perceived vaccination priority

Study examines the sustainability of interventions on HPV vaccination rates several years after completion

Researchers create 'UV Curtain' that can sterilize rooms against coronaviruses

Booster shots improve CD8+ T cell response to SARS-CoV-2 in animal model

New €8 million multiyear contribution agreement signed to support equitable access for health products

An Omicron wave predicted for England from December 2021 to April 2022

New Omicron variant may be better at evading vaccine-induced antibodies, research shows

£316 million funding boost to protect tens of thousands of people from homelessness

Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 exhibits striking antibody evasion

Reduced antibody-mediated neutralization by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

£28 million government funding boost to protect and vaccinate rough sleepers

Cloth facemasks worn during exercise are unlikely to cause significant respiratory changes

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody infusion shown to demonstrate robust immune response following COVID-19 vaccination

Vaccine promoters struggle to get people boosted in California’s fields

The vaccine rollout was a success. But events within and beyond Biden’s control stymied progress.

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants in unvaccinated and vaccinated U.S. military personnel

REACT-1 study shows COVID boosters and first doses in children are providing important protection

Environmental microbiome's impact on COVID-19 mortality

Event guide: The 5th mRNA-Based Therapeutics Summit 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: The 5th mRNA-Based Therapeutics Summit 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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