Will A Smile Make COVID-19 Vaccination Hurt Less?

MEDICINE & HEALTH 12.07.2020 05:00 AM

Experts claim that the magic of a smile will actually help vaccination less painful. "Smile though your heart is aching. Smile even though it's breaking.

Moderna Planning to Start Testing Its COVID-19 Vaccine on Children

12.03.2020 07:00 AM

Drug manufacturer Moderna announced yesterday it would soon start examining its COVID-19 vaccine on children aged 12 to 17.

UK May Be the First Country to Authorize COVID-19 Vaccine

12.02.2020 10:00 AM

This raises the prospect of immunizations in the UK starting weeks ahead of the rest of Europe. Britain is expected to be the pioneering western country to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine, raising the prospect of immunizations starting weeks ahead of the rest of Europe.

COVID-19 Vaccine: How Will It Be Distributed Among Countries?

12.01.2020 09:00 AM

COVID-19 vaccine developers have already reported promising Phase III results. But who will get the vaccine first?

After AstraZeneca’s Admission of Error, Difficult Questions About its Vaccines Transpire

11.26.2020 08:00 AM

AstraZeneca recognized a key error in the vaccine dosage which some study participants received, about the apparently spectacular efficacy of its vaccine is now in question.

Russian Institute Announces 91.4-Percent Efficacy of Sputnik V Vaccine

11.25.2020 08:00 AM

Sputnik V reported 91.4-percent effectiveness from a second interim evaluation of over 18,000 people, strengthening a claim the team made on November 11 with limited evidence.

Oxford University COVID-19 Vaccine Shows 70% Effectiveness

11.23.2020 17:00 PM

The vaccine developed in the UK by AstraZeneca and Oxford University ‘will save many lives,’ says scientist.

How Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Work Without Causing Accidental Infections

11.23.2020 08:00 AM

If the experimental coronavirus vaccines win approval from the Food and Drug Administration, they will be the first-ever authorized vaccines that use mRNA.

Scientists Say COVID-19 Vaccine May No Longer Need Injection

11.23.2020 04:00 AM

Researchers developed a new way to get COVID-19 vaccine without injection. Here's how microarray path works.

Memory Cells and Antibodies May Provide Lasting Immunity From Covid-19 For Up to Decades

11.18.2020 09:30 AM

Long-term immunity is necessary to prevent another coronavirus pandemic in the future. Sterilizing immunity, or memory cell defenses, can provide lasting immunity even without detectable antibodies.

Cambridge University Immunologist Answers Key Questions About the Pfizer Vaccine

11.18.2020 08:30 AM

Cambridge immunologist Claire Bryant joins BBC's The Naked Scientist podcast to discuss the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine candidate. Bryant answers key questions about the vaccine technology, side effects, and probable availability.

This New COVID-19 Mutated Strain Could Be More Infectious Yet Susceptible to a Vaccine

11.15.2020 09:00 AM

A new experiment proves the D614G coronavirus strain also replicates faster than the original strain. It may help make COVID-19 vaccines more effective.

Volunteer for Pfizer’s Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Shares Side Effects from Trial

11.14.2020 05:00 AM

Even with the side effects, the volunteers said he is confident of the vaccine's safety. Just recently, Pfizer, Inc. announced more than 90 percent efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine.

Genoskin Develops Ex Vivo Skin Model for Improved Vaccine Research

11.13.2020 09:00 AM

Genoskin recently developed ex vivo skin models from natural human skin donated by patients who undergo surgery to replace animal models and predict clinical results.

Tobacco Plant-Based Flu Vaccine Passed Clinical Trials For the First Time

11.09.2020 21:00 PM

For the first time, scientists have developed a flu vaccine based on tobacco plant that is comparable to commercial vaccines.

Short Online Game Increases Its Users' Resistance to Fake News

11.06.2020 19:00 PM

A short, free-to-play online game where players learn how political misinformation is made and spread has shown to make its players more resistant to political misinformation.

Brucellosis Outbreak Infects 6,620 After Using Expired Disinfectant

11.06.2020 08:00 AM

Eight people have been held accountable for using expired disinfectant on a brucellosis vaccine lab incident.

NHS Gears Up for COVID-19 Pre-Christmas Vaccine Roll-Out, Just in Case It Becomes Available

11.05.2020 05:00 AM

The U.K. National Health Service is setting all its systems ready to administer COVID-19 vaccines before Christmas, if any of the 200 vaccine candidates become available.

The Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate May Outshine Major Companies

11.04.2020 05:00 AM

Around this time last year, the small company of Novavax was on the verge of closing down. Today, they are one of the world's leading developers of the coronavirus vaccine.

The Body May Have Two Waves of Antibody Responses to Coronavirus

10.30.2020 20:00 PM

Researchers explain the possible two waves of immunity against coronavirus. Researchers from England recently released the results of the largest antibody study stating that immunity wanes over time.

AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine Shows Good Immune Responses in Older Adults

10.26.2020 18:00 PM

With AstraZeneca's vaccine trials resuming worldwide, results have shown good immune responses in young and older adults alike. However, trials are yet to resume in the United States as volunteers await their second dose.