More countries on the African continent must urgently get involved in clinical trials so that the data collected will accurately represent the continent at a genetic level.
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is constantly mutating. What do these mutations reveal about this virus’s evolution? And will this knowledge help us to develop a long-lasting vaccine?
Because low-income settlements are unplanned, crowded and without sanitation, there are many viral infections that cause health problems.
The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, spreads faster than the H1N1 influenza virus and is much deadlier. SARS-CoV-2 is particularly skilled at keeping cells from calling out for help.
There are now dozens of test for COVID-19 with hundreds more awaiting the FDA’s authorization. So which test is best? Does anyone know?
Here’s what protection from coronavirus looks like.
Traditional vaccines can take years to create. Rather than immunizing people with viral proteins, the new approach gives the molecular instructions that allows the body to make its own vaccine.
While there is no cure for COVID-19, dozens of clinical trials are underway to test retroviral medicines and potential vaccines targeting the novel coronavirus.
Under pressure to develop a coronavirus vaccine, researchers have turned to protein synthesis, genetics and hybrid viruses. It is likely a mix of these approaches will be used to fight the coronavirus.
Michelle Grattan interviews immunologist and Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty about controlling the coronavirus pandemic, and the prospects of developing a vaccine.
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Initiatives to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 are under way. But how far away are they?
We urgently need a vaccine for COVID-19 but exposing humans to a vaccine candidate that hasn’t undergone the usual safety assessments is risky.
Getting vaccinated against the flu, washing your hands and social distancing are three ways you can help reduce the impact of both the flu and coronavirus.
Without a coronavirus vaccine, a herd immunity strategy would simply lead to thousands of unnecessary deaths.
Inspired by amber and hard candy, researchers figured out a new, needle-free, shelf-stable way to preserve vaccines, making them easier to ship and administer around the world.
Scientists are pursuing several different avenues to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, but the process could take years.
Researchers around the world are working together to control the coronavirus outbreak, now known as COVID-19. This is what’s behind the global effort to develop a vaccine.
The flu shot is a bargain – and people are more likely to get it if they know that.
Following the success of the cervical cancer vaccine, new work on links between viruses and cancers raises promising possibilities.
A sense of wellbeing can have an important affect on parents’ decisions when it comes to health care.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Research associate, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Brown University
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Lecturer in Virology, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Immunology, Vice-Chancellors Distinguished Professorial Fellow, Head of Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Biology, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor of Immunology, RMIT University
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Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
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Senior Lecturer; MD, Victoria University
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
