Before the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists had studied mRNA vaccines for decades in the hopes that this type of vaccine would be useful in the future. Then COVID-19 hit. Unlike the production of some types of vaccine, which takes a relatively long time, mRNA vaccines just need the genome (...
China has included four COVID-19 vaccines that have been granted conditional market approval domestically in a list of vaccine products available for export. The four vaccines are manufactured by Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd, Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd, CanSino Biologics Inc and...
Vaccination is one of the most successful public health interventions our world has ever seen and with the current COIVD-19 pandemic and new vaccines in development, these interventions are needed now more than ever. Since we started vaccinating more tha
A volunteer-led effort to help you find a COVID-19 vaccine in and around NYC November 2021 update: Thank you! NYC Vaccine List was created to help folks find vaccines. Now that there is plenty of vaccine available, we're no longer needed. Huge thanks to everyone who worked so hard to...
China has included four COVID-19 vaccines that have been granted conditional market approval domestically in a list of vaccine products available for export. (Picture: 视觉中国) The four vaccines are manufactured by Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd., Sinovac Life Sciences Co., Lt...
Hours after Google's announcement, Facebook said Wednesday it will require anyone working at its U.S. campuses to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Implementation of the new policy will hinge on "local conditions and regulations," Facebook Vice President of People Lori Goler said in a statement t...
All of these practices can further the problem of antibiotic resistance.Staying up-to-date on vaccination is important. Some vaccines can prevent bacterial illnesses that might otherwise require an antibiotic. Antiviral vaccines, such as the flu shot, the COVID-19 vaccine, and the Respiratory ...
CASTRO VALLEY (KPIX) -- As tens of thousands of Bay Area students return to the classroom, many parents are finding themselves concerned over the highly-transmissible and more severe COVID-19 Delta variant. Across the country, pediatric COVID infections and hospitalizatio...
Lecce also announced that unvaccinated education workers will have to undergo rapid antigen testing three times a week instead of two. The minister said earlier this week that up to 50,000 education workers could be fired if COVID-19 vaccines were mandated for that sector. The figure inclu...
as covid-19 spreads across the country and vaccines are not yet widely available, it's important to plan for what you would do if you become infected with the virus, says a psychologist who's counseled critically ill and recovering patients. "we can't let our guard down while we wait ...