Current COVID-19 vaccines present the spike protein in very different ways to the immune system, and two main categories have to be discerned. The first category consists of mRNA and adenoviral vector vaccines (herein referred to as genetic vaccines, sections: “Genetic vaccines—general, “mRNA...
Against the bleak backdrop of a dismal 2020 and a worsening pandemic, November finally gifted the world some good news: the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines were shockingly effective. We celebrated, a bit. Then the bickering began. How are we to distribute these vaccin...
This paper highlights the causes and implications of the low COVID-19 vaccine coverage on Africa and the global community, and discusses strategies for restructuring and strengthening COVID-19 vaccination in Africa.Munira Aminu BelloAcademy of Public Health, West African Institute of Public Health, ...
smallpox or measles. This has contributed to an uneasy relationship between the lay public and stewards of public health. In a recent survey of pediatricians and family practitioners, 11% of the physicians did not recommend to parents that children receive all available vaccines.[2]Thus, controver...
enhance host immune response with the help of traditional Chinese medicine, which are observed quite effective against viral epidemics in past before effective vaccines were developed for the complete virus elimination so the implementation could be a hopeful contribution in COVID-19 therapeutic ...
A point-of-care test, with results available in minutes, could change the nature of the pandemic with respect to clinical care and political mandates (Wolters et al., 2020). The ASCO guidance on cancer care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, discussed below, is based on recommendations ...
Ed Cohen, PharmD, FAPhA: As we look into the different types of COVID-19 vaccines, can you briefly discuss the differences and how the vaccines available might impact decisions to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Wesley Nuffer, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES: Absolutely. Mary, you make some excellent poi...
Vaccines, constituent products, and medical supplies and equipment including ancillary supplies/kits for the administration of vaccines, related to the prevention of COVID-19 Supplies and equipment necessary for community safety, sanitation, and prevention of community transmission of COVID-19 such as ...
However, a new study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) demonstrated that cellular immunity—or the production of protective immune cells, such as so-called killer andmemory cells—induced by current COVID-19 vaccines provided robust protection againstsevere diseasecaused by...
How many people plan to take a COVID-19 vaccine? Our understanding is that the number of Americans who plan to refuse avaccinefor COVID-19, when it becomes available, is quite pervasive. Somewhere between 1 in 5 to1 in 3 Americansplan to refuse a vaccine depending on the survey and ho...