Two doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine protected mice from infection for 13 WEEKS – and a single shot blocked the virus for 7 week Moderna’s vaccine tricks the body into producing some of the viral proteins, which the immune system recognizes and builds a response against mice Researchers gave mice two intramuscular doses, one-microgram each, three … Read more
Trump administration will pay Johnson & Johnson $1billion in exchange for 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses The US government is paying Johnson & Johnson more than $1billion to produce more than 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses by 2021 The latest contract is priced at roughly $10 per dose in comparison with the $19.50 the US is … Read more
Only 42% of Americans now plan on getting a coronavirus vaccine – down from 55% who wanted the shot in May with one-third saying they are ‘very concerned’ about rushed development A YouGov/Yahoo! News survey asked about 1,500 Americans if they plan to get a coronavirus shot when one is available Only 42% of US … Read more
Former Bachelorette star Bill Goldsmith has joined the ranks of D-list celebrities sharing misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. The 32-year-old mechanical plumber incorrectly claimed this week that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine could be a cure for COVID-19 – even though there is no strong scientific evidence to support this. Bill was also seemingly tricked into … Read more
University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more
German biotech BioNTech and US drugmaker Pfizer said on Monday they are launching a pivotal global study to evaluate their lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate. If the study is successful, the companies could submit the vaccine for regulatory approval as early as October, putting them on track to supply up to 100 million doses by the … Read more
Pneumonia vaccine may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by up to 40%, study finds – as evidence mounts that shots could boost the immune system to protect the brain Researchers looked at the medical records of more than 5,100 people aged 65 or older They found that receiving the pneumonia vaccine reduces the risk of … Read more
She’s the British woman leading the race to save the world from the coronavirus. But taking on the most urgent job on the planet is unlikely to faze this 58-year-old mother of triplets. Sarah Gilbert is the brilliant professor of vaccinology at Oxford University whose team is leading the way in developing the first vaccine … Read more
ALOK SHARMA: How you can volunteer for a vaccine trial and help defeat coronavirus once and for all By Alok Sharma For The Daily Mail Published: 01:22 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 01:26 BST, 25 July 2020 Every one of us has a small but critical part to play in the battle against coronavirus. … Read more
The nation’s top infectious disease expert says that life may return to normal in 2021, as long as there is a coronavirus vaccine. Dr Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN’s David Axelrod that he’s very hopeful about having million of doses of an inoculation by early next … Read more