A series of animal experiments may point the way to an effective human vaccine, scientists said.
Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
How Pandemics End
An infectious outbreak can conclude in more ways than one, historians say. But for whom does it end, and who gets to decide?
Coronavirus in Canada: Finding a Vaccine Will Only Be Part of the Equation
While researchers across Canada are among the scientists working on coronavirus vaccines, the country doesn’t have the means to quickly produce any successful result.
Moderna Gets OK to Start Larger Trial for a Coronavirus Vaccine
The company announced that the Food and Drug Administration had cleared its application to proceed to a clinical trial involving about 600 people.
Top U.K. Scientist Resigns Over Coronavirus Distancing Violation
French doctors found that a patient had the virus on Dec. 27, suggesting that it was circulating long before containment efforts began. A major Philippine broadcaster critical of Duterte has been forced off the air.
China’s Coronavirus Vaccine Drive Empowers a Troubled Industry
By some measures, it is winning the race, with four companies already testing their vaccine candidates on humans.
In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead
As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys.
The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead
There will be no quick return to our previous lives, according to nearly two dozen experts. But there is hope for managing the scourge now and in the long term.
Bill Gates, at Odds With Trump on Virus, Becomes a Right-Wing Target
The Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist has been attacked with falsehoods that he created the coronavirus and wants to profit from it.
Millions of Children Are at Risk for Measles as Coronavirus Fears Halt Vaccines
U.N. and global health experts warned that poor countries around the world were having to stop mass immunization programs to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19.