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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Citing the Delta Variant, Pfizer Will Pursue Booster Shots and a New Vaccine
Citing the #DeltaVariant, #Pfizer Will Pursue Booster Shots and a New Vaccine Scientists were critical of the announcement, pointing to...
David Ojcius
Jul 9, 20214 min read
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Pfizer & Moderna vaccines may offer long-lasting against COVID19 for years, according to study
#Pfizer & #Moderna vaccines may offer protection against #COVID19 for years, according to detailed study of immune responses. Findings...
David Ojcius
Jun 28, 20213 min read
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CureVac, the latest experimental coronavirus vaccine, proved just 47 percent effective amid spread o
The latest #COVID19 vaccine, from #CureVac, was 47% effective, according to preliminary analysis. The results were a setback for a...
David Ojcius
Jun 16, 20213 min read
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Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Is Highly Effective in Adolescents
#Moderna says its #COVID19 vaccine is powerfully effective for 12- to 17-year olds. It will now apply for US FDA authorization. The...
David Ojcius
May 25, 20211 min read
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Tempted to skip that second dose of your COVID-19 vaccine? Don’t do it, experts say.
Tempted to skip that second dose of your #COVID19 vaccine? Don’t do it, experts say. A single dose of #Pfizer’s or #Moderna’s vaccine was...
David Ojcius
Apr 19, 20211 min read
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COVID booster shots may be needed, drugmakers & scientists say.
#COVID19 booster shots may be needed, drugmakers & scientists say. #Pfizer's chief executive said that a 3rd dose was "likely" to be...
David Ojcius
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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Some COVID-19 Vaccines More Effective Against New Strains Than Others
Results suggest that the #Pfizer #COVID19 vaccine has good efficacy against the new UK & S. African #coronavirus variants. The...
David Ojcius
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Israeli study finds 94% drop in symptomatic Covid-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine
Israel study finds 94% drop in symptomatic #COVID19 cases after receiving #Pfizer vaccine Health maintenance organization, which covers >...
David Ojcius
Feb 15, 20211 min read
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Pfizer vaccine found to give strong immune response to new Covid variants
People who have received two doses of the #Pfizer vaccine have been found to have strong T-cell responses against the UK and South...
David Ojcius
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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What we know about Moderna's coronavirus vaccine and how it differs from Pfizer's
Both vaccines rely on mRNA to work, although with slightly different structures & makeup. Moderna's coronavirus vaccine candidate is...
David Ojcius
Dec 17, 20201 min read
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How the Pfizer - BioNTech Vaccine Against the Coronavirus Works
The German company #BioNTech partnered with #Pfizer to develop and test a #coronavirus vaccine known as BNT162b2. A clinical trial...
David Ojcius
Dec 8, 20201 min read
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