Experts suspect polyethylene glycol in vaccine may have triggered severe reactions in some people
The Pfizer & Moderna #COVID19 vaccines contain polyethylene glycol (PEG), a substance used to coat the mRNA to help it access cells in...
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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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What travelers need to know about coronavirus testing and COVID-19 vaccine records
COVID-19 health passports: What travelers need to known about #coronavirus testing & #COVID19 vaccine records....
Moderna begins testing Covid vaccine in babies and young children
#Moderna has begun a study to test its #COVID19 vaccine in children under 12, including babies. Many parents want protection for their...
Europe confronts a 3rd way of coronavirus infections.
A year after Italy became the first European country to impose a national lockdown to contain the spread of the #coronavirus, the nation...
Multiple SARSCoV2 variants escape neutralization by vaccine-induced humoral immunity
Multiple #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus variants escape neutralization by #COVID19 vaccine-induced humoral immunity. Some variants (K417N/T,...
SARS-CoV-2 jumped from bats to humans without much change
New study shows that since December 2019 & for the first 11 months of the #COVID19 pandemic there has been very little 'important'...
British Airways calls for vaccinated people to travel without restrictions
British Airways calls for people vaccinated against #COVID19 to be allowed to travel without restriction, & non-vaccinated people to...
When will we declare victory over COVID-19?
There is increasing consensus that #COVID19 is here to stay, causing intermittent, limited outbreaks in the US & other countries with...
The pace of US COVID19 vaccinations speeds up by 40%.
The rate of #COVID19 vaccinations is accelerating ahead of the date by which President Biden wants all adults to be eligible for...
Women Report Worse Side Effects After a COVID19 Vaccine.
Researchers analyzed safety data from 13.7 million #COVID19 vaccinations, finding 79.1% of reported side effects came from women, though...
A year after the COVID19 pandemic was declared, US cases are way too high to relax just yet
A year after the #COVID19 pandemic was declared by WHO, US cases are way too high to relax just yet, CDC director warns. The US has lost...
Many "Long Covid" Patients Had No Symptoms From Their Initial Infection.
An analysis of electronic medical records in California found that 32% started with asymptomatic infections but reported troubling...
The pandemic forced a massive remote-work experiment. Now comes the hard part
Working a standard 8 h shift may not be the best schedule for everyone, sitting at a desk doesn't always mean you're productive &...
Looking for a COVID-19 vaccine? This website may text you when a vaccine is about to go unused
A new standby list for #COVID19 vaccines is rolling out across the country to connect people with doses that would otherwise go to waste....
Vaccinated Americans May Gather Indoors But Must Mask In Public, CDC Says
People who are fully vaccinated against #coronavirus can have small gatherings indoors with other vaccinated people but need to wear...
The Vaccine Resisters
All the studies on the #COVID19 vaccines show convincingly that the vaccines are effective at keeping the immunized from getting sick,...
"Fludemic" model accurately maps where COVID hotspots will crop up a week out
By combining private & public information, a startup says it can predict #COVID19 hot spots at neighborhood level a week out, with 92%...
Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says
Preliminary data indicates that the AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, #coronavirus variant. The...
What Do Vaccine Efficacy Numbers Actually Mean?
If a vaccine has an efficacy of 95%, it doesn’t mean that 5% of people who receive that vaccine will get #COVID19. And because 1 vaccine...
Merck will help to make the new one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine against COVID-19
#Merck will help to make the #johnsonandjohnson #COVID19 vaccine. The highly unusual agreement, brokered by the US white house, could...
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