Over 1 Million Lives Saved Across Europe by COVID-19 Vaccines
New research shows that 96% of all lives saved were in adults aged 60 and older. COVID-19 vaccination directly saved at least 1,004,927 lives across…
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The Mucus Miracle: How Mucosal Vaccines Could Revolutionize COVID-19 Fight
A virtual workshop in November 2022 highlighted the importance of developing mucosal vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 that could reduce transmission and infection. Participants discussed challenges and…
Game-Changing COVID-19 Nasal Vaccine Passes Initial Tests
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, scientists have been exploring the development of mucosal vaccines that can be delivered through the nasal route. Recently, researchers in…
New Research Uncovers Potential Explanation for COVID Vaccine Blood Clot Connection
Scientists identify key differences in immune responses to the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines. A recent study conducted by a team from SAHMRI and Flinders University…
New Vaccine Breakthrough Could Make Booster Shots Unnecessary
Vaccines are enhanced by adjuvants designed using computers. A Chinese research team has made a breakthrough in vaccine development by using computer-aided molecular design and…
Needle-Free Revolution: Painless “MOF-Jet” Delivers Vaccines With a Puff of Compressed Gas
Scientists have taken steps towards developing a painless method of vaccine delivery using powdered vaccines and a compressed gas-driven “MOF-Jet.” This system could potentially provide…
Game-Changer Nasal Spray: A Universal Shield Against All COVID-19 Variants
Researchers have developed a molecule that is, when administered nasally, extremely effective in preventing the disease caused by all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
Unlock the Full Potential of Vaccines: The Surprising Power of Sleep
We all know how important sleep is for mental health, but a meta-analysis published in the journal Current Biology on March 13 found that getting good…
Nasal Vaccines: Stopping the COVID-19 Virus Before It Reaches the Lungs
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing deaths and severe infections from COVID-19. But researchers are still in the…
Human Antibodies Discovered That Can Block Multiple Coronaviruses Including COVID-19
Results from a Scripps Research and UNC team pave the way for a vaccine and therapeutic antibodies that could be stockpiled to fight future coronavirus…
How Parents Decide if They Should Vaccinate Their Kids Against COVID-19
New study explores complexity of decision-making. A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on February 21 has found that the decision…
Poor Sleep May Weaken Vaccine Response, Increasing Risk of Infection
In reviewing data from previous studies, a team lead by researchers at the University of Chicago and the French National Institute of Health and Medical…
Sleep and Vaccination: The Critical Connection You Need to Know About
Better sleep could play an important role in the COVID-19 vaccination effort, new research suggests. How strongly a vaccine protects you may depend on getting…
Study Finds Temperature-Stable Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccine Safe and Effective
A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe and stimulated both antibodies and responses…
COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Other Cardiovascular Issues
First U.S. study to show lower cardiac risk of cardiac events in patients following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Analyzing the most extensive datasets in the United States,…
A Universal Vaccine? New Computer Model of Flu Virus Shows Promise
The dynamic movement of H1N1 proteins exposes previously unknown vulnerabilities. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that there are approximately 1 billion cases of influenza…
Far-Reaching Implications: Scientists Shed Light on the “Original Antigenic Sin”
According to the theory of original antigenic sin (OAS), our immune systems react most strongly to the viral strains we encountered in our childhoods. This…
Marburg Vaccine Breakthrough: First Human Study Shows Promising Results
An experimental vaccine against the Marburg virus (MARV) was shown to be safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial, according…
