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Efficacy of SARS-CoV2 variant-specific replicating RNA vaccines on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

A new study evaluates the repRNA vaccine expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein for the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants in mice and hamsters.

19 Dec 2021

Production of functional SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in single-cell green alga

A new study uses a novel algal platform for the generation of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

19 Dec 2021

Study says COVID mRNA-based vaccines best for booster vaccination

A new study looks at the adaptive immune response to COVID-19 vaccines, wherein the authors compare heterologous to homologous immunization.

19 Dec 2021

Echinacea purpurea may help prevent respiratory tract infections during COVID-19 pandemic

A new study describes the results of using an extract of the medicinal plant Echinacea purpurea to treat non-severe cases of COVID-19.

19 Dec 2021

More than 50% of the adult UK population boosted against COVID-19

More than 50% of the adult UK population are now boosted after the programme was accelerated this week to offer the jab to everyone aged over 18.

17 Dec 2021

Test-to-stay practices in schools can minimize absenteeism and learning loss

Today, CDC released two reports in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlighting the use of test-to-stay practices used in schools to minimize absenteeism and learning loss which can occur during traditional quarantine at home.

17 Dec 2021

CDC endorses ACIP’s updated recommendations for the prevention of COVID-19

Today, CDC is endorsing updated recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the prevention of COVID-19, expressing a clinical preference for individuals to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine over Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.

17 Dec 2021

Government and faith leaders unite in the national effort to urge booster uptake

The government and faith leaders have united in the national effort to get the country boosted in the wake of a surge in Omicron cases.

17 Dec 2021

Efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 in the US and Mexican adult population

A new study has described the results of PREVENT-19, a phase 3 trial of NVX-CoV2373 that included all adults in the United States and Mexico.

17 Dec 2021

Investigating potential cross-protection against SARS-CoV-2 after previous exposure to bovine coronavirus

Researchers have conducted an investigation to probe the similarity of viral epitopes between bovine coronavirus (BCoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

17 Dec 2021

Simulating transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Researchers simulated the emergence of Omicron, a novel SARS-CoV-2 VOC, in a general European setting using an individual-based transmission model.

17 Dec 2021

Predicting local surges of COVID-19 hospitalizations in 2022

Researchers have identified simple and easy-to-communicate decision rules to provide early warnings - when a pre-specified threshold of hospital capacity will likely be exceeded within a four or eight week period.

17 Dec 2021

Modeling the potential interaction between COVID-19 outbreaks in susceptible and vaccinated sub-populations

Researchers demonstrated that the combination of infection of remaining susceptible individuals and breakthrough infections of vaccinated individuals promotes infection by invading variants.

17 Dec 2021

Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 caused by Omicron and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants in England

Researchers performed a test-negative case-control study to determine the effectiveness of BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2.

17 Dec 2021

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among older male veterans

A new research letter assessed the effectiveness of the mRNA1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines among fully vaccinated male veterans who were 65 years of age or above from July to September 2021.

17 Dec 2021

Primary responses to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 naïve vaccinees

Researchers evaluated primary responses in SARS-CoV-2-naïve vaccinees, as well as secondary responses in the SARS-CoV-2-infected vaccines, and observed a clear set of differences in their clinical symptoms, antibody levels, and cellular and mucosal immune responses.

17 Dec 2021

Vaccine News and Research

Latest Vaccine News and Research

Efficacy of SARS-CoV2 variant-specific replicating RNA vaccines on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Production of functional SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in single-cell green alga

Study says COVID mRNA-based vaccines best for booster vaccination

Echinacea purpurea may help prevent respiratory tract infections during COVID-19 pandemic

More than 50% of the adult UK population boosted against COVID-19

Test-to-stay practices in schools can minimize absenteeism and learning loss

CDC endorses ACIP’s updated recommendations for the prevention of COVID-19

Government and faith leaders unite in the national effort to urge booster uptake

Efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 in the US and Mexican adult population

Investigating potential cross-protection against SARS-CoV-2 after previous exposure to bovine coronavirus

Simulating transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Predicting local surges of COVID-19 hospitalizations in 2022

Modeling the potential interaction between COVID-19 outbreaks in susceptible and vaccinated sub-populations

Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 caused by Omicron and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants in England

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among older male veterans

Primary responses to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 naïve vaccinees

WHO supports Nigeria in responding to the yellow fever outbreak amidst a global pandemic

Prediction of waning COVID-19 vaccine efficacy against Omicron variant

Analysis of the alteration of neutralizing titers with Omicron pseudovirus

Comparison of RBD/ACE2 receptor complex in wild type SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron variant

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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