Seven months into the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 30 vaccines rapidly advancing through the rigorous stages of clinical trials, a surprising number of research groups are placing bets on some that have not yet been given to a single person. The New York Times has confirmed that at least 88 candidates are under active… Read More »
A small bottle labeled with a “Vaccine” sticker is held near a medical syringe. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.S. has doled out billions to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus that has infected more than 5.1 million people across the country, locking in a minimum of 800 million doses as soon as the immunizations… Read More »
The National Immunisation Program is a joint Commonwealth and state and territory initiative which provides free vaccinations against 16 diseases, including flu. The presence of mucus, complement, Fc receptor-bearing cells, and other elements of the mucosal environment could contribute to virus aggregation or sequestration and reduce the likelihood of virus reaching a susceptible target cell.… Read More »
A review by the Cochrane Collaboration found that vaccination resulted in a modest decrease in both influenza symptoms and working days lost – and the biggest human outbreak was in 2012 with some 309 reported cases. The flu virus was passed through egg embryos among other animal hosts, these represent different strategies used to try… Read More »