Category: Infectious diseases
Why Two?
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Anchor lead: Why do the Covid vaccines currently being used require two doses? Elizabeth Tracey reports Most vaccines we’re accustomed to require a single injection, with a booster several years or even decades later. Why do the Covid vaccines currently …
What to Expect
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Anchor lead: When you get the Sars-CoV2 vaccine, what should you expect? Elizabeth Tracey reports Are the vaccines currently in use against Sars-CoV2 associated with more side effects than other types of vaccines? Andrew Pekosz, a vaccine expert at Johns …
Under Development
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Anchor lead: mRNA technology has been under development for use in vaccines for quite some time now, Elizabeth Tracey reports What makes an mRNA platform, currently in use in both Sars-CoV2 vaccines being administered in the US, so attractive? Andrew …
mRNA Vaccine
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Anchor lead: What makes the mRNA vaccine so effective? Elizabeth Tracey reports With a name like Operation Warp Speed, it’s no wonder people may be feeling that the vaccines currently being used against Sars-CoV2 have been rushed into distribution. Andrew …
Remaining Risk
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Anchor lead: While most HIV news nationally is good, troublesome pockets remain, Elizabeth Tracey reports Deaths related to HIV have dropped beyond expectation, CDC data indicate. That’s great, and we still have work to do, says Joseph Cofrancesco, an HIV …
Good News for HIV
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Anchor lead: HIV numbers nationally have some sweet spots, Elizabeth Tracey reports We’re ahead of the game nationally when it comes to getting HIV infection under control, the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate. …