The appeal of vaccinating those in nursing homes is obvious - that number might drop to 200 per day within weeks. There are about 21 million Americans over 75 living in the community. This should be our target for every other available vaccine dose right now. At 80% eff...
Another mRNA vaccine, manufactured by the company CureVac (current name CVnCoV; Table1) is in an advanced stage of development56. The RNA in this vaccine is also codon-optimized and contains modifications to improve its performance, but—different from the BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines...
Available online at: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/covid-19-vaccine-race [Last accessed: July 8, 2021]). Vaccine typeInstituteCountry Viral vector vaccine Beijing wantai biological pharmacy China Protein subunit vaccine West china hospital of sichuan university China RNA vaccine Arcturus/duke-...
mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine is the first vaccine to be enrolled for clinical trials after complete SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing and was developed by US-based start-up company, Moderna (Wang et al.2021). mRNA-1273 is a novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-encapsulated mRNA-based vaccine that uses...
vaccine safety; however, parental refusal of vaccines is increasing. Here we review six of the most prevalent controversies surrounding vaccine safety: the proposed causal relationship between receipt of the measles–mumps–rubella vaccine and autism; thimerosal as a potential trigger for autism; ...
Matt Mottastudies the social and political determinants of anti-science attitudes.In this Q&A, he answers questions about the current levels of vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. and how that might affect the country's ability to achieve herd immunity after a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available....
There is a general consensus that normal life will be hampered until a safe and effective vaccine strategy is available and globally administered. Numerous countries have accelerated the clinical trials process for the development of a successful COVID-19 treatment, with over 200 candidates presently...
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...
Additionally, Health Canada, the federal agency in charge of COVID-19 regulations, has announced that the country’s COVID vaccine requirement will also expire on September 30, 2022. Effective October 1, all travelers, regardless of citizenship, will no longer be required to: submit public healt...
Methodological Considerations for Studies of Preterm Birth After Vaccination during Pregnancy: A Quantitative Bias Analysis on the COVID-19 Vaccine Lama Dahroug Deshayne B. Fell Christopher A. Gravel ReviewPaper 16 December 2024 Article: 3 Part of 1 collection: Topical Collection on Pharmacoepi...