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Can vaccinated people still spread COVID-19? Huge study tackles question

A federally funded study taking place at 21 college campuses will test how well Moderna’s COVID-19 shot prevents vaccinated people from spreading the coronavirus, The Washington Post reported. Clinical trials have...

16 April, 2021

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Over-80s show similar antibody responses following single vaccination with either Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine – but cellular responses are enhanced after AstraZeneca vaccine

People aged over 80 receiving a single dose of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca COVID vaccine show equivalent antibody responses five weeks post vaccination. However, stronger cellular (T cell) responses were seen in...

16 April, 2021

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Is it unethical to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine?

Unless someone has an unusual medical condition that would render vaccination contraindicated, the short answer is yes, it is unethical to refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. I am not a doctor, nor a philosopher...

22 December, 2020

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Promising interim results from clinical trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of the investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as mRNA-1273 reviewed trial data and shared its interim analysis with the trial oversight...

17 November, 2020

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Global access to vaccine faces huge funding gap, says WHO

Accelerating the development of and equitable access to vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics for COVID-19 has been a priority for WHO since the beginning of the pandemic. “Already, we have made remarkable progress,”...

14 September, 2020

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Six COVID-19 vaccines that are showing the most promise

It is estimated that there are around 110 vaccine candidates under development of which only eight have so far reached the clinical study phase. According to global brokerage and research firm, Morgan Stanley, of that...

8 June, 2020

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Can vaccinated people still spread COVID-19? Huge study tackles question

Over-80s show similar antibody responses following single vaccination with either Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine – but cellular responses are enhanced after AstraZeneca vaccine

Is it unethical to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine?

Promising interim results from clinical trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Global access to vaccine faces huge funding gap, says WHO

Six COVID-19 vaccines that are showing the most promise