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Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
The Vaccine Challenge: ‘Not Putting All Our Eggs in One Basket’
Anita Anand is out shopping for millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine that isn’t yet approved to make sure Canada is ready when it finally is.
From Asia to Africa, China Promotes Its Vaccines to Win Friends
With pledges of a coronavirus vaccine, China is on a charm offensive to repair strained diplomatic ties and bolster engagement with other countries.
Safety Review Begins Into AstraZeneca’s Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
A participant in the company’s late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial reportedly developed severe neurological symptoms. Now experts must assess whether the vaccine was responsible.
AstraZeneca Pauses Vaccine Trial for Safety Review
The company halted late-stage trials of its coronavirus vaccine because of a serious suspected adverse reaction in a participant.
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Drugmakers pledged to not distribute a vaccine until it had been thoroughly tested.
Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Pits Spy Against Spy
The intelligence wars over vaccine research have intensified as China and Russia expand their efforts to steal American work at both research institutes and companies.
Russians Publish Early Coronavirus Vaccine Results
The first batch of public data from the “Sputnik V” vaccine showed that it was safe and produced an immune response. No one knows yet whether it prevents coronavirus infections.
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Some researchers have begun testing experimental vaccines on themselves.
DIY Coronavirus Vaccines? These Scientists Are Giving Themselves Their Own
Impatient for a coronavirus vaccine, dozens of scientists around the world are giving themselves — and sometimes, friends and family — their own unproven versions.