Tag: Kylie Quinn - article author
Nose sprays, needle-free patches, durable immunity: towards the next generation of COVID vaccines
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The past 20 months has seen an explosion of vaccine development, with COVID vaccine testing and...
How long do COVID vaccines take to start working?
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Amid Victoria’s worrying COVID outbreak, perhaps the point of greatest concern is the fact the virus has again found its way...
The AstraZeneca vaccine and over-65s: we may not have all the data yet, but limiting access could be counterproductive
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Last week, a German vaccine advisory committee recommended the AstraZeneca vaccine only be used in 18-64-year-olds, citing a lack of data on the efficacy...
Why we should prioritise older people when we get a COVID vaccine
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While we wait for further results from phase 3 trials, it’s clear that supply of any potential COVID vaccine would initially be limited.
Local authorities...
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.
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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...