Myocarditis, a rare side effect, occurs mostly after the second dose. So in some countries, officials are trying out single doses for children.
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First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O.
Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa. The new vaccine isn’t perfect, but it will help turn the tide, experts said.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Tool to Build Molecules
Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan were honored for work that spurred research into new drugs and reduced the effect of chemistry on the environment.
Nobel Prize in Physics Honors Work on Climate Change
The work of Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi “demonstrate that our knowledge about the climate rests on a solid scientific foundation,” the committee said.
A Nobel Prize for Stephen Hawking That Might Have Been
A recent study of black holes confirmed a fundamental prediction that the theoretical physicist made nearly five decades ago. But the ultimate award is beyond his reach.
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were honored for their discoveries about how heat, cold and touch can initiate signals in the nervous system.
Is the Coronavirus Getting Better at Airborne Transmission?
The Alpha variant traveled more efficiently in small droplets, two new studies found. The Delta variant may have continued this evolution.
The Marvelous Physics of Swarming Midges
There’s more in that cloud of bugs than meets the eye.
Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the Edge
A series of studies found that the Moderna vaccine seemed to be more protective as the months passed than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Here’s why.
John Nkengasong, of the Africa C.D.C., Will Lead PEPFAR
Dr. Nkengasong will be the first person of African origin to oversee the U.S. government program combating H.I.V., which has ravaged the continent.