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Anchor lead: Could using mouthwash help prevent Covid-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports Using mouthwash may help reduce the number of Sars-CoV2 viruses in the mouth and throat and may therefore reduce infections. That’s at least the hypothesis being tested by one …
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Anchor lead: Protein based vaccines are also being studied for Covid-19, Elizabeth Tracey reports Even as several vaccine types are being rolled out against Covid-19, additional types remain in clinical trials and seem poised for wider use. Andrew Pekosz, a …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
