There are more than 130 possible coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines that researchers around the world are currently working on. Of them, 19 are being tested on humans. After some encouraging initial results, the researchers remain cautiously optimistic that a safe and effective vaccine can be made. Some of the biggest questions …
Read More »Scientists find the Achilles heel of the coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has spread worldwide, infecting more than 10 million people. As it continues to wreak havoc, many scientists are working to determine a potential weakness in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to find an effective drug or vaccine against it. A team of scientists from the …
Read More »Novavax SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise in Animal Models
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause tens of thousands of infections daily. Without a preventive, therapeutic, or antiviral vaccine, scientists are working at a hectic pace to find a solution. Now, a new study published on the prepress server bioRxiv * June 2020 shows that a candidate peak protein vaccine …
Read More »Fauci warns that the coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to provide herd immunity if part of the population rejects it
Washington Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s leading experts on infectious diseases, warned Sunday that the United States is “unlikely” to achieve collective immunity against the coronavirus if part of the population refuses to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus. In an interview that aired on Sunday as part …
Read More »Fauci warns that the coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to provide herd immunity if part of the population rejects it
Washington Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s leading experts on infectious diseases, warned Sunday that the United States is “unlikely” to achieve collective immunity against the coronavirus if part of the population refuses to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus. In an interview that aired on Sunday as part …
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