About two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are unlocking why it stops and ultimately clears the monkey form of HIV, called SIV, in about half of nonhuman primates—and ...
Mar 25, 2021
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Good news for tens of thousands of volunteers in the COVID-19 vaccine trials: Many of those who received a placebo are now being offered a vaccine—in some cases, earlier than they would otherwise have been eligible.
Jan 21, 2021
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In July 1921, a French infant became the first person to receive an experimental vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), after the mother had died from the disease. The vaccine, known as Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), is the ...
Jan 15, 2021
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Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer's vaccine was strongly protective against COVID-19 and appeared safe—offering the world's first detailed look at the evidence behind the shots.
Dec 8, 2020
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Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the country's 1.4 billion people.
Dec 6, 2020
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Barry Bloom, Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Research Professor of Public Health, offers context about the news that two experimental vaccines appear to confer a high level of protection ...
Nov 20, 2020
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The CEO of US biotech company Moderna warned European countries Tuesday that dragging out negotiations to buy its promising COVID-19 vaccine will slow down deliveries, as other nations that have signed deals will get priority.
Nov 17, 2020
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Moderna has long been a darling of investors but it wasn't until the coronavirus pandemic came along that the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company could prove the value of its new vaccine technology and mint some ...
Nov 17, 2020
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What does COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness mean?
Nov 17, 2020
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US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine against COVID-19 was almost 95 percent effective, marking a second major breakthrough in the quest to end the pandemic.
Nov 16, 2020
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