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A robust body of research finds that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy is safe and effective – and the best way to protect both mother and child from the risks of COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought immunology terms that are typically relegated to textbooks into our everyday vernacular. These stories helped us make sense of the ever-evolving science.
Some of the omicron variant’s unique properties – such as its ability to spread rapidly while causing milder COVID-19 infections – could usher in a new phase of the pandemic.
DNA and mRNA vaccines produce a different kind of immune response than traditional vaccines, allowing researchers to tackle some previously unsolvable problems in medicine.
The new omicron variant of coronavirus has a number of mutations that may require manufacturers to update vaccines. The unique attributes of mRNA vaccines make updating them fast and easy.
Moderna claims its scientists alone invented the mRNA sequence used to produce its COVID-19 vaccine. The US government, which helped fund the drug, disagrees.
Afrigen will be a technology transfer and training hub: it shares technology and develops skills specifically around how to produce a safe, effective and affordable mRNA vaccine.
But the immune cells that vaccination spurs do last a long time.
An FDA panel has voted against recommending approval of a booster COVID-19 shot for the general population – disappointing some public health officials.
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of governments, funding agencies, academia, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, large-scale manufacturing of mRNA drug products is becoming a reality.
An infectious disease doctor explains the science behind COVID-19 vaccines at a level that children – and adults – of all ages can understand.
As many teens and adults in the US restart their social lives, parents of children under the age of 12 wonder when their kids will also be able to experience the freedom that comes with vaccination.
This myth is still circulating online. Here’s why the chance of this happening is next to zero.
A vaccine expert breaks down everything you need to know about Australia’s newest COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Canadian public health organizations have run into a serious communication problem about the AstraZeneca vaccine. Crisis management and communication theories explain what’s gone wrong.
Skyrocketing demand coupled with shortages of vital components is leading to bottlenecks in the supply chain of Pfizer’s and other mRNA vaccines.
We have two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines so far. But what else can this technology do?
With changing recommendations about AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine making headlines, many people have questions about its use.
Recently in the spotlight for its role in the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, mRNA is not a new invention. It’s a crucial messenger molecule at work every day in every cell in your body.
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Project Coordinator & Staff Scientist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Director of Skills Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Early Career Research Leader, Emerging Viruses, Inflammation and Therapeutics Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University
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Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
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Leader, Science Communication Teaching Program, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Immunology and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Partnerships, Victoria University
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Professor of Law, Saint Louis University
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Professor and Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University
