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 […]
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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HV.1 is descended from EG.5 and is highly similar to it. There isn’t data yet on how well the new vaccines perform against HV.1, but Dr. Dan Barouch, the head […]
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“The logistic complications certainly were not helpful, but I think that the low uptake is more than that. The low uptake reflects that most of the public is no longer […]
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“These data should be considered by patients and their physicians, but there is no reason for alarm. The increased risk of stroke appears to be small and must be balanced […]
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“If there wasn’t so much hype about BA.2.86, that would actually be the focus of the paper,” Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, told the news outlet, referring to the FL.1.5.1 strain. Barouch is […]
New data released in recent days by a number of research labs, however, have suggested that existing immune defenses might hold up just fine against BA. 2.86. An academic laboratory […]
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“Two independent labs have basically shown that BA.2.86 essentially is not a further immune escape compared with current variants,” Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, director of the center for virology and […]
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Inhaled COVID vaccines stop infection in its tracks in monkey trials
/in NewsDozens 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
/in NewsAt 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
/in News“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 […]
What to Know About the New Covid Variants
/in NewsHV.1 is descended from EG.5 and is highly similar to it. There isn’t data yet on how well the new vaccines perform against HV.1, but Dr. Dan Barouch, the head […]
A new Covid variant has become dominant amid slow uptake of the updated shots
/in News“The logistic complications certainly were not helpful, but I think that the low uptake is more than that. The low uptake reflects that most of the public is no longer […]
Getting flu and COVID shot together still reasonable amid safety review of potential stroke risk: Experts
/in News“These data should be considered by patients and their physicians, but there is no reason for alarm. The increased risk of stroke appears to be small and must be balanced […]
Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations, CDC report says, but concern grows over lack of vaccination
/in NewsHighly Mutated COVID Strain Can’t Evade Immunity as Feared
/in News“If there wasn’t so much hype about BA.2.86, that would actually be the focus of the paper,” Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, told the news outlet, referring to the FL.1.5.1 strain. Barouch is […]
New Covid-19 Variant Might Not Be That Bad. More Boosters Are Coming Soon.
/in NewsNew data released in recent days by a number of research labs, however, have suggested that existing immune defenses might hold up just fine against BA. 2.86. An academic laboratory […]
New data on BA.2.86: What to know
/in News“Two independent labs have basically shown that BA.2.86 essentially is not a further immune escape compared with current variants,” Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, director of the center for virology and […]