Tag: Coronavirus vaccine
Religious concerns over vaccine production methods needn’t be an obstacle to immunisation
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We tend to assume disseminating public health messages is solely the role of public servants such as Victorian chief medical officer...
Russia’s coronavirus vaccine hasn’t been fully tested. Doling it out risks side effects and false protection
A scientist holding a coronavirus vaccine at the
Nikolai Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and
Microbiology in Moscow, Russia.
Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Russian Direct...
The vaccine we’re testing in Australia is based on a flu shot. Here’s how it could work against coronavirus
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A new trial has begun in Victoria this week to evaluate a potential vaccine against COVID-19.
The vaccine is called NVX-CoV2373 and is from a US...
The darknet – a wild west for fake coronavirus ‘cures’? The reality is more complicated (and regulated)
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The coronavirus pandemic has spawned reports of unregulated health products and fake cures being sold on the dark web. These include black market PPE, illicit medications...
Where are we at with developing a vaccine for coronavirus?
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is changing how we live. With a rapid increase in cases, we are now isolating in our...