Innovative New mRNA Treatment Shows Promise for Stopping Both Flu and COVID-19 Viruses
The treatment uses a type of CRISPR to target viral RNA and appears to stop replication of both viruses in the lungs. With a relatively…
Vaccine
Worrisome New Evidence That COVID-19 Vaccines Are Less Effective Against New Coronavirus Variants
Worrisome new coronavirus variants can evade antibodies that neutralize original virus. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that three…
Why COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Methods Fall Short + 3 Ways to Improve Them
Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly. A team…
Single Dose of Pfizer RNA Vaccine Acts As “Booster” in Those With Prior COVID-19 Infection
People who have previously had COVID-19 have an enhanced antibody response with a single dose of RNA vaccine, finds new research co-led by UCL researchers….
First Scientific Study of Real-World COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness – Here Are the Results
First large-scale peer-reviewed study of real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine by Israel’s Clalit Research Institute published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Major study,…
COVID, One Year Later: What Do We Know Now? [Video]
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, ACS Reactions switched up their usual content to bring viewers reliable coronavirus info from the experts. One year…
Drive-Through Mass-Vaccination Clinics Could Stem COVID-19 Crisis
Researchers Use Data from the H1N1 Pandemic to Model Pathway to Achieve Faster Vaccination to Alter COVID-19 Trajectory Although waiting times in walk-up clinics are…
Just a Single Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Those Previously Infected
Strong response detected regardless of duration between infection and vaccination; multi-ethnic groups exhibit similar response. Although clinical trial data are encouraging, real-world evidence with regard…
The Most Rapid Vaccine Rollout in History: How Researchers Developed COVID-19 Vaccines So Quickly
Vaccine development is typically measured in years, not months. But as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, scientists are racing the clock—and breaking records—to develop an…
Immune Boosting Nasal Spray: Protects Against COVID-19, Is Also Effective Against the Common Cold
Research into a new drug that primes the immune system in the respiratory tract and is in development for COVID-19 shows it is also effective…
Building Equity Into COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: How Therapies Can Be Allocated Fairly
MIT economist works to show how therapies can be allocated fairly; states are now applying the method in their efforts. Two of the studies described…
125,000 Lives Could Be Saved in the U.S. if 50% Initiate COVID Vaccination by March 1
A new report combining forecasting and expert prediction data, predicts that 125,000 lives could be saved by the end of 2021 if 50% or more…
Depression and Stress Could Dampen Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines: Interventions Could Boost Immunity
Health behaviors and emotional stressors can alter the body’s ability to develop an immune response to vaccines, including—potentially—the new COVID-19 vaccines. Simple interventions, including exercising…
New Results From Monkeys Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Suggest COVID-19 Vaccines Will Be Successful
Rhesus macaques develop promising immune response to SARS-CoV-2; Results suggest lasting immunity after infection. In a promising result for the success of vaccines against COVID-19,…
Hold Up – New COVID-19 Model Shows Little Benefit in Vaccinating High-Risk Individuals First
The World Health Organization reports that as of January 19, 2021, there are approximately 94 million cases of COVID-19 globally, with over 2 million deaths….
Why RNA Vaccines for COVID-19 Raced to the Front of the Pack
Many years of research have enabled scientists to quickly synthesize RNA vaccines and deliver them inside cells. Developing and testing a new vaccine typically takes…
New COVID-19 Vaccine: Nanoparticle Immunization Technology Could Protect Against Many Strains of Coronaviruses
Method presents the immune system with several different coronaviruses at once. The SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many…
New Research Finds Colleges Can Prevent 96% of COVID-19 Infections Without Vaccines
The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses — mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing — are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections…