Entries by Sesedzayi Persesuh
Vaccines save lives and generate profits. Why is investment lagging?
Dr. Dan Barouch, who runs the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, which helped develop a COVID vaccine for Johnson & Johnson, said that […]
Some states are loosening their Covid isolation guidelines, shifting away from CDC recommendations
“We are not going to be able to completely stop transmission, and we’re not going to be able to get rid of this virus in the human population,” said Dr. […]
COVID variant HV.1 is still spreading. These are its most common symptoms
It also appears that HV.1 could also be slightly better at escaping prior immunity to COVID-19, but not enough to cause alarm, Dr. Dan Barouch, director of the Center for […]
What to Know About the New Covid Variants
“Whenever a new variant dominates, then by definition it has an advantage,” said Dr. Dan Barouch, the head of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess […]
With new COVID variant on horizon, low vaccination rates and stark disparities could make for a ‘miserable winter’
Vaccination rates have bottomed out just as some experts predict a COVID surge over the holidays. The JN.1 variant, which has triggered steep increases in waste water levels across Europe and is […]
Inhaled COVID vaccines stop infection in its tracks in monkey trials
Dozens of mucosal COVID-19 vaccines are in development (see ‘High hopes’) and several have been approved in countries including China and India. But according to an 8 December report by […]
Wanted: A Covid Booster That Actually Works
At this point, it’s clear from all the infections that the vaccine isn’t living up to early hopes. “The initial impression that these vaccines were 95% effective against symptomatic infection […]
Future COVID vaccines should be inhaled, suggests new study by Boston scientists
“When we gave the vaccine directly to the lung, we saw a dramatic improvement in … immunity and protection in the lung itself and in the nose, leading to near complete […]
Congratulations to Dr. Barouch for Receiving the 2023 Paragon Award for Research Excellence from the Doris Duke Foundation
Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, Chief of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Paragon Award for Research Excellence from the Doris […]
