Tag: COVID-19
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 …
Reinfection With Covid
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Anchor lead: More cases of reinfection with Sars-CoV2 are turning up, Elizabeth Tracey reports More than a dozen cases of reinfection with Sars-CoV2 have been reported worldwide, causing alarm over just how protective antibodies to the virus are and how …
Will it Fade?
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Anchor lead: Should we be concerned about immunity when antibodies are given as therapy? Elizabeth Tracey reports At least two types of antibody therapy are now being used for Covid-19, yet some concerns remain about whether such therapy will compromise …