Moderna, Pfizer vaccines for under 5s overwhelmingly endorsed by FDA advisers
Children under 5 may finally get FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines. Enlarge / Boston Medical Center Child Life Specialist Karlie Bittrich sees to a baby while in a pediatrics tent set up outside of Boston Medical Center in Boston on Apr.....»»
Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value”
Lawmakers have already called Pfizer's similar plan "pure and deadly greed." Enlarge / Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel during a Bloomberg Television interview on the closing day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on M.....»»
US acceptance of COVID vaccines rises, now like other Western democracies
Despite the controversy, the US's vaccine acceptance looks very European. Enlarge (credit: Luis Alvarez) COVID vaccines remain the safest way to reduce the chance that SARS-CoV-2 can put you in the hospital and are a cri.....»»
Nanomedicines for various diseases are in development, but research facilities produce vastly inconsistent results
Nanomedicines took the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are using these very small and intricate materials to develop diagnostic tests and treatments. Nanomedicine is already used for various diseases, such as the COVID-19 vaccines.....»»
Police gun violence is glorified on screen, but more armed and aggressive policing doesn"t actually make us safer
American popular culture dominates international markets. Among its most enduringly successful products are police dramas and movies. Many of these feature frequent and overwhelmingly positive depictions of police gun violence—a popular example, an.....»»
Temporary child-welfare placements target non-white children disproportionately
Nationwide, children who are removed from their homes by child protective services for fewer than 30 days are overwhelmingly Asian American, Black or Native American, raising questions about the impartiality of states' child welfare systems and polic.....»»
“Pure and deadly greed”: Lawmakers slam Pfizer’s 400% price hike on COVID shots
Senators Warren and Welch urged Pfizer to back down from "unseemly profiteering." Enlarge / Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla speaks onstage at the 2022 SXSW Conference at JW Marriott Austin on March 14, 2022, in Austin......»»
US COVID death toll would be 4X higher without vaccines, modeling study finds
Shots also cut millions of hospitalizations and $1.5 trillion in medical bills. Enlarge / A woman watches white flags on the National Mall on September 18, 2021, in Washington, DC. Over 660,000 white flags were installed here to.....»»
Biocompatible polymer protection for vaccines and drugs
A biocompatible polymer could help deliver vaccines and drugs with reduced risk of the rare dangerous adverse reaction called anaphylaxis. Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan have devel.....»»
Pfizer seeks FDA greenlight for bivalent COVID dose in kids under 5 years
Bivalent vaccine wouldn't be a booster, but part of an updated primary series. Enlarge / Vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: SOPA images) With respiratory illnesses ravaging children around the US, vaccine par.....»»
Researchers develop a safer carrier for cancer vaccines
Lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-based messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines have recently emerged as a promising strategy for the prevention and treatment of cancers, as well as infectious diseases. LNPs are carriers that safely and effectively deliver.....»»
Australians increasingly concerned about climate change, but resist a diet change to help the planet
Australians are overwhelmingly changing their attitudes towards climate change but are reluctant to change their diets to help the environment, a Monash University study reveals......»»
Three New Ebola Vaccines Will Soon Be Tested in Uganda
Health care workers in Uganda will be among the first people to receive candidate Ebola vaccines in a clinical trial that could expand the available tools for the control of Sudan ebolavirus outbreaks.....»»
New way to synthesize mRNAs could enhance effectiveness of mRNA drugs and vaccines
A team of synthetic biologists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently discovered a way that could increase synthetic mRNA's protein production efficiency by up to 10 times, which means the effectiveness of mRNA vac.....»»
Pfizer CEO claims 400% price hike on COVID vaccines will be “free”
Insurance companies will pay more, potentially leading to higher premiums. Enlarge / Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with the European Commission president after a visit to oversee the production of the P.....»»
RSV Is Surging: What We Know about This Common and Surprisingly Dangerous Virus
Your questions answered about what RSV is, how it spreads, what vaccines are on the way and who is most at risk.....»»
Bivalent booster is 4x better against BA.5 in older adults, Pfizer says
But the shots are only effective if people actually get them. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Future Publishing) The new bivalent COVID-19 booster spurred neutralizing antibody levels that were fourfold higher against the omicr.....»»
Understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social media use and vaccine hesitancy
People who consume a lot of news on social media are more likely to be skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines and also more hesitant about getting vaccinated, according to our newly published research. But we found that social media users with higher levels.....»»
Apple TV 4K is solving the ‘Match Content’ screen blackout problem with a new tvOS update
The first reviews of the new Apple TV 4K were published this morning with an overwhelmingly positive consensus. One interesting tidbit revealed in these reviews is that the Apple TV 4K has another trick up its sleeve coming with a future software up.....»»
Glasgow Apple Store staff become first in UK to unionize
Staff at Apple Glasgow have voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of having UK trade union GMB represent them.Apple GlasgowAs Apple agrees to negotiate with unions in Australia, and Apple Maryland unionized in the States, so staff in Glasgow, Scotland, hav.....»»
Why Pfizer’s RSV vaccine success is a big deal, decades in the making
Research on RSV vaccines dragged after a trial in the 60s went tragically wrong. Enlarge / An intensive care nurse cares for a patient suffering from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), who is being ventilated in the children's i.....»»