Authors: By citizenfreepress.com Three new conditions reported by people after vaccination with shots from Pfizer and Moderna are being studied to assess if they may be possible side effects, Europe’s […]
How Will the Coronavirus Evolve?
Authors: By Dhruv Khullar In 1988, Richard Lenski, a thirty-one-year-old biologist at UC Irvine, started an experiment. He divided a population of a common bacterium, E. coli, into twelve flasks. Each flask was […]
Use of adenovirus type-5 vectored vaccines: a cautionary tale
Authors: The Lancet We are writing to express concern about the use of a recombinant adenovirus type-5 (Ad5) vector for a COVID-19 phase 1 vaccine study,1 and subsequent advanced trials. Over […]
From adenoviruses to RNA: the pros and cons of different COVID vaccine technologies
Authors: Joel Abrams The World Health Organisation lists about 180 COVID-19 vaccines being developed around the world. Each vaccine aims to use a slightly different approach to prepare your immune system to […]
Here’s Why Viral Vector Vaccines Don’t Alter DNA
— It’s pretty simple — they can’t Authors: by Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today March 12, 2021 Adenoviral vector vaccines have been in development for decades, but […]
More Dangerous Side Effects Potentially Linked To mRNA Vaccines, EU Warns
Authors: BY TYLER DURDEN As shares of MRNA-vaccine purveyors Moderna and BioNTech tumbled on Wednesday, Reuters reported that the EMA, the EU’s medicines regulator, is looking into new potential side […]
New data on coronavirus vaccine effectiveness may be “a wakeup call”
Authors: Caitlin Owens A new preprint study that raises concerns about the mRNA vaccines’ effectiveness against Delta — particularly Pfizer’s — has already grabbed the attention of top Biden administration officials. What they’re saying: The […]
What Do We Really Know About Adenovirus Vectors for Vaccines?
Authors: By Serena Marshall and Lara Salahi February 24, 2021 — The newest COVID shot uses an existing technology but one with lingering questions As the U.S. hits the half-million death mark […]
Pros and Cons of Adenovirus-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines
Authors: Eric J. Kremer1,∗ Main Text Most of us might be surprised by the rudimentary scientific rationale prevalent in the field of vaccine research just 50 years ago. For over […]