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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20215 min read
The world’s first anti-vaccination movement spread fears of half-cow babies
In the early 19th century, British people finally had access to the first vaccine in history, against #smallpox. Many Britons were...
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David Ojcius
Sep 1, 20213 min read
France first big EU nation to start widespread booster jabs
#France #Europe #COVID #Vaccines #coronavirus France on Wednesday started administering booster shots of #COVID19 #vaccine to people...
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David Ojcius
Jul 14, 20211 min read
A study describes a systems-based analysis of immune responses to vaccination with the COVID vaccine
Systems vaccinology of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in humans Abstract The emergency use authorization of two #mRNA #vaccines against...
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David Ojcius
Jun 14, 20214 min read
Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine is 90 percent effective, study finds
#Novavax #coronavirus #COVID19 #COVIDVaccines #COVIDVaccine #Vaccines The vaccine is one of six the U.S. bet on but is likely to have its...
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David Ojcius
Jun 13, 20211 min read
The indirect effect of mRNA-based Covid vaccination on unvaccinated household members
#COVID #COVIDvaccine #COVID19 #vaccines Abstract This paper studies the direct and indirect effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines among...
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David Ojcius
Jun 10, 20213 min read
Drop in childhood vaccinations during pandemic may raise risk of other outbreaks when schools reopen
#measles #COVID19 #education #coronavirus #MMR #school #vaccines Routine childhood vaccinations dropped dramatically during the early...
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David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20212 min read
We’ll Probably Need Booster Shots for Covid-19. But When? And Which Ones?
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDVaccine Although many scientists estimate that the COVID19 vaccines authorized in the US will last...
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David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20212 min read
Luring bacteria into an evolutionary trap to reduce treatment resistance
#immunology #Salmonella #vaccines #evolution #microbiology Researchers succeeded in developing an oral vaccine against Salmonella that...
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David Ojcius
Jun 3, 20212 min read
US gov't outlines plan for how the US would distribute an initial 25 million doses around the world
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #vaccines #coronavirus The US government outlines plan to send 25 million #COVID19 shots to the world. The US is...
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David Ojcius
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Microbiota Are “Crucial Factors” Affecting Immune Responses to Vaccinations
#microbiota #microbiome #vaccine #vaccines #immunology Vaccine efficacy link to microbiota, studies show. Varying immune response to...
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David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
After COVID-19 successes, researchers push to develop mRNA vaccines for other diseases
#mRNA #COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDvaccine #cancer mRNA vaccines are now in the limelight as a key tool for tackling COVID-19,...
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David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
NIH launches clinical trial of universal influenza vaccine candidate
#flu #influenza #fluseason #fluvacccine #vaccines A first-in-human, Phase 1 trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of an...
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David Ojcius
May 31, 20212 min read
Can I Ask Co-Workers if They’ve Had the Covid Vaccine?
#COVIDVaccine #COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #publichealth #ethics The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on why asking about vaccine status...
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David Ojcius
May 28, 20211 min read
Immunoinformatics for predicting potential B-cell and T-cell epitopes for Covid vaccines
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #coronavirus #vaccines #SARSCoV2 #immunology Background The increase in global mortality rates from SARS-COV2...
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David Ojcius
May 28, 20211 min read
The unseen covid-19 risk for unvaccinated people
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDvaccine As more people in the US receive vaccines, covid-19 cases are occurring mostly in the...
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David Ojcius
May 28, 20211 min read
Yes, we’ll probably need coronavirus booster shots. But which one?
#coronavirus #COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #vaccine #vaccines Scientists expand efforts to determine when COVID19 vaccine booster shots will be...
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David Ojcius
May 25, 20212 min read
Fighting COVID-19: A quick review of diagnoses, therapies, and vaccines
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccine #vaccines #COVIDvaccines #SARSCoV2 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by a novel...
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David Ojcius
May 18, 20211 min read
Integrative immunoinformatics for predicting B-cell and T-cell epitopes for vaccines against COVID
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDvaccine #immunology Background The increase in global mortality rates from SARS-COV2 (COVID-19)...
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David Ojcius
May 17, 20211 min read
New vaccine could protect against all coronaviruses, could prevent future pandemics
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccines #vaccines Duke researchers have created a vaccine with the potential to protect against all forms of #coronavirus...
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David Ojcius
May 16, 20212 min read
What Do New Mask Rules Mean for Company Vaccine Mandates?
#masks #vaccines #COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccination The rules for keeping workers safe can be difficult to navigate. Can employers...
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