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.....»»
COVID trial using antidepressant cut short due to apparent effectiveness
It's not a cure, but it seems to keep some at-risk people out of the hospital. Enlarge (credit: FG Trade / Getty Images) Despite the wide availability of vaccines, the most recent surge in COVID-19 cases left several US states.....»»
Kid COVID-19 vaccines get green light from FDA advisers
Despite the strong voting results, many advisers had concerns and caveats. Enlarge / A nurse gives a boy a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Florida on the day before classes begin for the 2021-22 school year......»»
Kid COVID-19 vaccines get green light from FDA advisors
Despite the strong voting results, many advisors had concerns and caveats. Enlarge / A nurse gives a boy a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Florida on the day before classes begin for the 2021-22 school year......»»
Surprising Conflicts and Collaborations Built the Coronavirus Vaccines
A new book reveals how quiet scientists, big drug companies and the Trump administration raced to meet the COVID threat—and why kids are just now being considered for shots -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
“Uh, no”—Pfizer scientist denies Holmes’ claim that Pfizer endorsed Theranos tech
Pfizer diagnostic director said Theranos report was “not believable.” Enlarge / Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes inside the Robert F. Peckham US Federal Court on June 28, 2019, in San Jose, Calif. (credit: Justin Su.....»»
CDC advisory panel unanimously approves expanded COVID vaccine boosters
CDC hearing came the day after the FDA expanded its authorization for booster shots. Enlarge (credit: iStock / Getty Images) On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control's expert advisory committee on vaccines met to vote on n.....»»
WHO Asks South African Startup To Replicate Moderna"s mRNA Vaccine
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: The World Health Organization has hired the company, called Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, as part of a $100 million plan to figure out how to make an mRNA vaccine against COVID that is as close as possi.....»»
FDA Approves Mixing COVID Vaccines
U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Associ.....»»
More Covid Vaccine Boosters Are Coming. Who Should Get Them?
Federal advisers meet again this week to discuss third shots, but it’s still not clear what the best timing is—or what the US owes the world......»»
COVID vaccines for kids 5-11 up for preorder Wednesday ahead of FDA review
States will have 3 preorder windows in anticipation of a rollout in early Nov. Enlarge / A thirteen-year-old celebrates getting the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 13, 2021. (credit: Getty | JOSEPH P.....»»
COVID-19 vaccination strategies: When is one dose better than two?
In many parts of the world, the supply of COVID-19 vaccines continues to lag behind the demand. While most vaccines are designed as a two-dose regimen, some countries, like Canada, have prioritized vaccinating as many people as possible with a single.....»»
How to program DNA robots to poke and prod cell membranes
Scientists have worked out how to best get DNA to communicate with membranes in our body, paving the way for the creation of 'mini biological computers' in droplets that have potential uses in biosensing and mRNA vaccines......»»
FDA advisors unanimously green-light Moderna boosters for people 65+, high-risk
Moderna boosters are recommended for the same groups eligible for a Pfizer booster. Enlarge / The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland. (credit: Getty | Congressional Quarterly) As expected, a commi.....»»
Mix-and-match COVID boosters are as good as—if not better than—all the same shots
Trial was too small to definitively compare combinations, but Moderna may have an edge. Enlarge / A vial of the current Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | Ivan Romano) Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines for booster.....»»
Mix-and-match COVID boosters are as good—if not better than—all the same shots
Trial was too small to definitively compare combinations, but Moderna may have an edge. Enlarge / A vial of the current Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | Ivan Romano) Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines for booster.....»»
No, your antibodies are not better than vaccination: An explainer
Infection does offer some immune protection—but it's unreliable compared with vaccines. Enlarge / Dr. Silvia Gelvez gestures after receiving a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, at Colombia University Clinic in Bog.....»»
Red tape is choking biodiversity research in South Africa. What can be done about it?
It is no exaggeration to say that science has saved humanity on multiple occasions. The most recent has been through the development of vaccines for the current COVID-19 pandemic......»»
Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna COVID jabs for younger age groups
The pauses come amid reports of possible rare side effects from the Moderna jab, including heart inflammation.Swedish health agency says it will pause using Moderna for people born in 1991 and after data pointed to an increase of myocarditis an.....»»
Sweden to give 12-15 year olds Pfizer vaccine, rejects Moderna
The European Medicines Agency approved the use of Comirnaty in May, while Spikevax was given the nod for children over 12 in JulySTOCKHOLM: Sweden's Public Health Agency said on Monday it recommended the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's , Comirnaty vaccine a.....»»
Sequencing, mRNA, or maybe nanocrystals? Wide-open field for Nobel Chemistry Prize
Breakthroughs in DNA sequencing, innovative gas storage, nanocrystals or a second chance for mRNA Covid-19 vaccines? Speculators on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry are spoiled for choice ahead of the announcement on Wednesday......»»