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Results of the largest real-world study of third dose of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness released
Largest real-world study of third (“booster”) dose of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe illness published.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 1, 2021


'Reverse vaccinations' can teach immune system not to attack life-saving drugs
For a third of Hemophilia A and almost all patients with Pompe disease, their own immune system is their greatest obstacles to treatment,
Joshua Shavit
Oct 5, 2021


A 3D printed vaccine patch offers vaccination without a shot
Scientists use 3D printer to produce microneedle vaccine patch that dissolves into the skin to boost immunity.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 25, 2021


The future of vaccines may look more like eating a salad than getting a shot in the arm
UC Riverside scientists are studying whether they can turn edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 19, 2021


New room-temperature COVID-19 vaccines are grown in plants and bacteria
Researchers have developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates that can take the heat. Their key ingredients? Viruses from plants or bacteria.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 10, 2021


The first experimental opioid vaccine is being tested at Columbia University
The first experimental vaccine to be tested in the US for treatment of opioid use disorder is being studied in a phase 1a/1b clinical trial.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 8, 2021


Antibodies found to block specific viruses that cause arthritis, brain infections
Alphaviruses — mosquito-borne viruses that can trigger brain infections and arthritis — may have met their match.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 24, 2021
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