Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize Marks the Beginning of a Vaccine Revolution
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No one expected the first Covid-19 vaccine to be as good as it was. “We were hoping for around 70 percent, that’s a success,” says Dr Ann Falsey, a professor …
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Why It’s Too Soon to Call It Covid Season
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But the degree to which people accept the new shots might control whether and when a winter surge arrives. “We know from this virus, year over year, people’s immune response …
Covid Boosters Can’t Outpace New Mutations. Here’s Why They Still Work
But over the past few months, even newer Omicron offshoots have arrived. Currently, EG.5.1, or Eris, is the dominant one in the United States, United Kingdom, and China. Meanwhile, a …
Yes, There’s a New Covid Variant. No, You Shouldn’t Panic
It’s scariant season—again. A new offshoot of Omicron, BA.2.86—nicknamed Pirola—has popped up in Israel, the US, South Africa, and the UK after it was first recorded in Denmark in late …
The Massive Campaign to Air-Drop Tiny Rabies Vaccines to Raccoons
The National Rabies Management Program was established in 1997 to prevent the further spread of wildlife rabies. In 2007, canine rabies was eliminated in the US thanks to mandatory vaccination …
Covid’s Summer Wave Is Rising—Again
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At this point, it’s too early to say there’s a massive wave of infections building—but the hospitalization data is enough to pique the attention of epidemiologists and public health experts. …
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Call For ‘Decorum’ Earns Off-Color Zinger From Dem Rep
The tension between Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) just got a summer sequel. (Watch the video below.) The famously disruptive lawmaker called for “decorum” on …
Bella’s parents thought she was fully protected against meningococcal. Now they want action after her death
The parents of a 23-year-old who died shortly after contracting a strain of Meningococcal not commonly vaccinated against are urging the government to do something to protect other people’s children. …
FDA Advisers Endorse Updating COVID Vaccines To Target Latest Omicron Strain
The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic — even though …