Study of 6.2 million patients by Kaiser Permanente and CDC researchers will continue for 2 years. Federal and Kaiser Permanente researchers combing the health records…
More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several vaccines have been authorized thanks to unprecedented worldwide research efforts. These first-generation vaccines…
In the fight against viruses, antibodies have the potential to either block infection or enable infection and make the disease worse, leading to concern about…
Trial also will test pausing immunosuppressive medication to improve antibody response. The National Institutes of Health has begun a clinical trial to assess the antibody…
COVID-19 Antibody Study Shows Downside of Not Receiving Second Shot A new study shows that two months after the second Pfizer/Moderna vaccination, antibody response decreases…
The Delta variant is more contagious than original SARS-CoV-2 and better able to escape prior immunity, according to modeling studies of coronavirus variants. Researchers at…
University of Chicago Prof. Kathleen Mullane discusses COVID-19 variants, and why vaccines are still so important. The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
University of Chicago Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon answers common questions about additional vaccine doses. Increasingly, research shows many people who have weakened immune systems haven’t…
The allocation of COVID-19 vaccine between countries has thus far tended toward vaccine nationalism, wherein countries stockpile vaccines to prioritize access for their citizenry over…
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now…
Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a platform that can quickly identify common mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that allow it to escape antibodies and…
Antibodies Elicited by COVID-19 Vaccination Effective Against Delta Variant Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and…
More than 3 million cases of COVID-19 prevented by early vaccines. The early COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the U.S. prevented nearly 140,000 deaths and 3…
While gut microbiota play a critical role in the induction of adaptive immune responses to influenza virus infection, the role of nasal bacteria in the…
The FDA authorization is only for certain immunocompromised individuals. Other fully vaccinated individuals do not need an additional vaccine dose right now. Today, the…
Researchers break down social factors behind differing black, white COVID-19 vaccination rates. Income, educational attainment, and political ideology all play into racial disparities in vaccination…
Support for mandates has increased across partisan and demographic subgroups. As infections from the delta variant surge, the percentage of Americans who support vaccine mandates…
New mathematical model incorporates human behavior—and the fears that drive it—to better predict multiple waves of infections. A new mathematical model for predicting infectious disease…