A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus has outperformed a leading vaccine candidate in a study published November 6. Nebraska researchers Patricia Sollars…
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Good uptake (8 out of 10 people) will likely be needed to achieve herd immunity through vaccination. Governments should consider incentivizing people to get a…
A close-up view of the RBD particle vaccine (green). Credit: Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR) at McGill University Changing the makeup of a specific…
Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, an associate professor of immunobiology at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, gets blood drawn to take the antibody test he…
Researchers are working on strategies for designing a universal flu vaccine that could work against any flu strain. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers, edited by…
Vaccines currently being developed for Covid-19 should not be affected by recent mutations in the virus, according to a new study involving a University of…
Nanoparticles coated in an antigen stick to red blood cells strongly enough to resist being sheared off in the lungs, allowing them to reach the…
The researchers found a molecule that can be used as vaccine adjuvant and strengthens the immune response when added to a vaccine. Credit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto…
Well-intentioned “citizen scientists” developing homemade COVID-19 vaccines may believe they’re inoculating themselves against the ongoing pandemic, but the practice of self-experimentation with do-it-yourself medical innovations…
But many experts surveyed also believe vaccine development will take place at an accelerated rate. Experts working in the field of vaccine development tend to…
Just a third of parents believe that having their child get the flu vaccine is more important this year than previous years. Credit: C.S. Mott…
Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have identified highly effective antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and are…
Vial of investigational Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson A fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine…
Vaccines have curtailed the spread of several infectious diseases, such as smallpox, polio and measles. However, vaccines against some diseases, including HIV-1, influenza and malaria,…
Wei Li, Ph.D., of Pitt, demonstrates a step in the process of obtaining a potential drug against COVID-19. Credit: UPMC University of Pittsburgh School of…
Two recent studies were unable to rule out that H1N1 (“swine flu”) vaccination (“Pandemrix”) and seasonal influenza vaccination given to pregnant women might be associated…
Flu season comes around like clockwork every year, and sooner or later everyone gets infected. The annual flu shot is a key part of public…
UNC-Chapel Hill study raises concern that COVID-19 vaccine will be less effective for those with obesity. A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection…
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a COVID-19 vaccine delivered via the nose that protects mice from the virus.…
Graduate student Uri Zvi works in the Esser-Kahn lab at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. The lab is one…