Entries by Morgana Souza
Biden administration to begin rolling out booster shots the week of Sept. 20
Health care workers and nursing home residents are first in line Read Article
What to Know About Boosters if You Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Health experts say that boosters are likely to be needed eventually and that more data should be available in the next several weeks. Read Article
F.D.A. to Authorize Third Vaccine Dose for People With Weak Immune Systems
The decision to expand the emergency use of both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines is meant to help transplant recipients and others whose immune systems are similarly compromised. Read Article […]
Dan Barouch and the birth of the J&J COVID vaccine
Dan Barouch, Harvard Medical School professor and head of Beth Israel Deaconess’ Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, was awarded Harvard’s George Ledlie Prize for his work on one of […]
New data suggest J. & J. vaccine works against Delta and recipients don’t need a booster shot.
“This study was conducted as a real-world efficacy study in one of the most challenging epidemiologic settings,” said Dr. Dan Barouch, a virologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in […]
J&J Vaccine Highly Effective Against Delta Variant in South African Trial
Study finds J&J vaccine has an efficacy of up to 71% against hospitalization from the highly contagious strain. Read Article
We’re Zeroing In On the ‘Holy Grail’ of COVID-19 Immunity
“The more breakthroughs you have, the easier it is to determine,” Katy Stephenson. Read Article
