Annual flu vaccines are in a constant race against a rapidly mutating virus that may one day cause the next pandemic. A one-time vaccine protecting against all variants could give humanity a leg up.
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Immunotherapy has the potential to eliminate tumors, but works best for select patients. Engineering T cells to bypass cancer’s defenses could help expand treatment eligibility to more patients.
Manufacturing is just one part of the vaccine ecosystem. It’s the health system that delivers vaccines and people must be willing to take them.
Various companies use different ingredients and different delivery systems in their COVID-19 vaccines. Researchers are investigating whether it’s better for individuals to mix what’s available.
Giving smaller vaccine doses in multiple shots is often more effective than a larger single dose.
In September, production of rapid tests really ramped up in the US. But due to low accuracy and massive numbers needed, these tests alone are unlikely to have much of an effect on the pandemic.
Testing large numbers of people regularly would reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the US. Laboratory testing is slow and expensive, but rapid screening tests could be the answer.
An antigen test was given emergency use authorization by the FDA in early May. A biochemist explains how COVID-19 antigen tests work.
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Group Leader, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya; Associate Professor, Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Biology, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Richmond
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Professor of Biostatistics, University of Arizona
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona
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Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
