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As pandemic surged, contact tracing struggled; Biden looks to boost it

Contact tracing, a critical part of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, has fallen behind in recent months as covid-19 cases have soared. President Joe Biden had pledged to change that.

10 Feb 2021

Farmworker camps to urban tent cities: Tailoring vaccine info to where it’s most needed

Kim Wagenaar has been preparing to bring covid-19 vaccines to western North Carolina for months.

10 Feb 2021

Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease

As the pandemic sends thousands of recovering alcoholics into relapse, hospitals across the country have reported dramatic increases in alcohol-related admissions for critical diseases like alcoholic hepatitis and liver failure.

10 Feb 2021

Polyclonal SARS-CoV-2 antibody shows potent neutralizing activity in vitro

Researchers shows a fully human immunoglobulin (IgG) that potently inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection.

10 Feb 2021

Orally administered experimental drug halts SARS-CoV-2 replication, prevents infection

Publishing their work in Nature, scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health found that the orally administered experimental drug EIDD-2801 halts SARS-CoV-2 replication and prevents infection of human cells in a new in vivo lab model containing human lung tissue.

10 Feb 2021

Study: SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses are circulating in Southeast Asian animals

While the World Health Organization (WHO) continues its mission to Wuhan investigating the origin and early transmission of SARS-CoV-2, a new study led by scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, and Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, shows that SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses (SC2r-CoVs) are circulating in animals as far away as Thailand.

10 Feb 2021

Pediatric trial results show rabies treatment is safe and effective in children

A treatment, known as KEDRAB (Rabies Immune Globulin [Human]), currently used in the prevention of rabies has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for patients age 17 and under.

10 Feb 2021

Scientists urge health agencies to invest in COVID-19 vaccine development to prevent next pandemic

As new COVID-19 variants begin to throw vaccine efficacy in question, two leading scientists are calling for health agencies to invest in the development of vaccines that would be broadly effective against many different variants and strains of potential pandemic viruses.

10 Feb 2021

Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine has increased significantly under Biden administration

Under the Biden Administration, New Yorkers' acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine has increased significantly. In September, 55% of residents reported they would take the vaccine when it became available and this January, 64% reported they would take it.

9 Feb 2021

Fred Hutch researchers predict a 4th wave of SARS-CoV-2

Recently, researchers from France and the USA analyzed the complexities of vaccine implementation during the 3rd wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections and potentially future waves, using a mathematical model calibrated to data from King County, Washington.

9 Feb 2021

Both mRNA vaccines protect against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers in the United States and Canada have conducted a study showing that just a single dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is likely to protect against emerging variants.

9 Feb 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effective against variants, study shows

Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York have conducted a study demonstrating the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNtech BNT162b2 vaccine against recently emerged variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

9 Feb 2021

Researchers develop self-assembling nanoparticle SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Researchers in China have developed three SARS-CoV-2 nanoparticle vaccines, containing receptor-binding domain (RBD) trimer, S1 trimer, and ectodomain (ECD) trimer, respectively. To do this, they have used Ferritin nanoparticle self-assembly technology.

9 Feb 2021

Scalise’s claim that unauthorized immigrants are getting priority for vaccination misses the point

During a Feb. 2 interview on Fox News, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) claimed President Joe Biden was allowing unauthorized immigrants to move ahead of American citizens to get their covid-19 vaccines.

9 Feb 2021

COVID-19 vaccination associated with 3- to 5-fold reduction in viral load

Researchers in Israel report a reduction in viral load in vaccinated individuals.

9 Feb 2021

Vaccinated mothers may pass on SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to newborns

A new study describes the first case of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies detected in the cord blood of an infant born to a mother immunized with the first dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine three weeks earlier.

9 Feb 2021

Researchers look at long-term outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19

Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have joined a nationwide study to look at the long-term outcomes of cancer patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

8 Feb 2021

One-dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccine policy may lead to antigenic evolution, study finds

In a new study, published on the pre-print server medRxiv, an international team of researchers found that a one-dose policy may increase the potential for antigenic evolution. The study revealed that focusing on one dose may decrease infections in the short term, but longer-term outcomes rely on this immune strength.

8 Feb 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine immune response in the elderly

In a recent medRxiv preprint publication, the team led by Professor Ravindra K. Gupta has assessed the real-world immune responses following the vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2. The team measured 1) IFN-gamma (interferon-gamma) T cell responses, 2) both total IgG Spike/ IgG Spike RBD (receptor binding domain) and 3) neutralizing antibody responses to Spike in sera.

8 Feb 2021

History of vaccines offers guidance on COVID-19 prevention in pregnant women

Pregnant women, who are at increased risk of preterm birth or pregnancy loss if they develop a severe case of COVID-19, need the best possible guidance on whether they should receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to an article by two UT Southwestern obstetricians published today in JAMA.

8 Feb 2021

Vaccine News and Research

Latest Vaccine News and Research

As pandemic surged, contact tracing struggled; Biden looks to boost it

Farmworker camps to urban tent cities: Tailoring vaccine info to where it’s most needed

Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease

Polyclonal SARS-CoV-2 antibody shows potent neutralizing activity in vitro

Orally administered experimental drug halts SARS-CoV-2 replication, prevents infection

Study: SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses are circulating in Southeast Asian animals

Pediatric trial results show rabies treatment is safe and effective in children

Scientists urge health agencies to invest in COVID-19 vaccine development to prevent next pandemic

Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine has increased significantly under Biden administration

Fred Hutch researchers predict a 4th wave of SARS-CoV-2

Both mRNA vaccines protect against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effective against variants, study shows

Researchers develop self-assembling nanoparticle SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Scalise’s claim that unauthorized immigrants are getting priority for vaccination misses the point

COVID-19 vaccination associated with 3- to 5-fold reduction in viral load

Vaccinated mothers may pass on SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to newborns

Researchers look at long-term outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19

One-dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccine policy may lead to antigenic evolution, study finds

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine immune response in the elderly

History of vaccines offers guidance on COVID-19 prevention in pregnant women

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

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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

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