The Covid virus is sneaky. Booster shots can protect us from it
The United States and many other countries around the world are still debating the rollout of an additional dose, or “booster” shot, of the Covid-19 vaccine. On Friday the US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will …
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 7)
This is the seventh article in a 15-part series called “Relevance of Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 to Understanding and Controlling the Covid-19 Pandemic,” which will explore an underappreciated but highly significant aspect of SARS-CoV-2 replication. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to delay, evade, …
Busting 12 Covid-19 Myths That Could Kill
We have underestimated the force that is SARS-CoV-2 and its impact on global society since the beginning. Our miscalculation of everything from how the virus spreads to how much it can adapt and change has led to the loss of millions of …
A Warning About the Future of Covid-19 from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies of the United Kingdom
We have watched SARS-CoV-2 develop for 18 months and have some idea of its trajectory. The Delta variant is the prime example of strains succeeding each other, becoming progressively worse in waves of infection. According to a recent report from the Scientific …
A New Study Documents Efficient COVID-19 Transmission From Infected Children And Adolescents To Household Contacts
A hotly debated question is how efficient is the transmission of COVID-19 from children and adolescents to household contacts. This question has immediate resonance as we anticipate reopening schools for children of all ages, especially those twelve and under who will be …
A Situation Update On Covid-19 Variants And Vaccines
The article that follows is complex, so I will first and foremost summarize its major points. The fundamental advice I must begin with is that if you’re not vaccinated, get vaccinated, because it will likely prevent your hospitalization or death. Second, that …
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Rationalité: Covid Control French Style
In the face of a fourth Covid wave, the President of France — a country as tied to the values of personal liberty and freedom as any in the world — made a gutsy move by mandating vaccines for all adults in …
New Studies Highlight Promising Candidates For Second-Generation Covid-19 Vaccines
The first generation of Covid-19 vaccines has performed more spectacularly than we ever could have hoped. But as more variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge that spread faster and hit harder than their predecessors, it has become clear that the mRNA vaccines created by …
An Argument For Covid-19 Booster Shots To Protect The Vulnerable
On Monday, amid reports that the highly infectious Delta variant is causing surges in new Covid-19 infections in states with low vaccination rates and countries with vaccine shortages, Pfizer announced plans to seek emergency authorization as early as next month for booster shots that would complement its …
One Person Can Change the World: Katalin Kariko
Throughout his career, ACCESS Health Chair and President William A. Haseltine, PhD — aka “Dr. Bill” — has had the privilege of meeting and working with some of the biggest heroes in science. In his latest book, Science As A Superpower: My Lifelong …
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