Vaccines & Immunity Archives - Page 3 of 35

Summary:
As of April 8, 2020, CEPI reports 115 vaccine candidates are in varying stages of development, 78 of which are confirmed as active and 37 are unconfirmed. To end the COVID-19 Pandemic safe and effective vaccines will be required for the entire global population. Estimated requirement: 5 billion doses.
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July 2021

VACCINES | Resources, Production Scales and Time Required for Producing RNA Vaccines for the Global Pandemic Demand

sibiu1182021-07-21T09:20:29+00:00July 21st, 2021|

Abstract To overcome pandemics, such as COVID-19, vaccines are urgently needed at very high volumes. Here we assess the techno-economic feasibility of producing RNA vaccines for the demand associated with [...]

Public Citizen | How to Make Enough Vaccines for The World in One Year

sibiu1182021-07-21T08:24:56+00:00July 21st, 2021|

How to Make Enough Vaccine for the World in One Year - Public Citizen What would it take to produce enough coronavirus vaccine for the world in one year? In [...]

JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE | The dawn of mRNA vaccines: The COVID-19 case

sibiu1182021-07-20T13:29:19+00:00July 20th, 2021|

Abstract In less than one year since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, two mRNA-based vaccines, BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273, were granted the first historic authorization for emergency use, while another [...]

LEARN ABOUT Betacoronavirus and Sarbecovirus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus (including SARS-CoV-2)

sibiu1182021-07-19T16:58:14+00:00July 19th, 2021|

Outbreaks of pathogens is inevitable, continuous and increasing. Now is the right time to invest in pandemic preparedness... Table 1: Major Infectious Disease Outbreaks in the Past Two Decades Year [...]

NATURE | Broad sarbecovirus neutralization by a human monoclonal antibody

sibiu1182021-07-19T16:11:55+00:00July 19th, 2021|

Abstract The recent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC)1–10 and the recurrent spillovers of coronaviruses11,12 in the human population highlight the need for broadly neutralizing antibodies that are not affected by [...]

FACE THE NATION | Dr. Gottlieb warns for the unvaccinated the Delta variant will be “most serious virus” in their lifetime | Two choices: (1) get vaccinated. (2) get infected.

sibiu1182021-07-19T14:51:02+00:00July 19th, 2021|

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, predicted Sunday July 18 on Meet the Press: “This virus is so contagious, this variant is so contagious ... [...]

Carl Bildt | The Variant Threat Is Real

sibiu1182021-08-04T07:32:55+00:00July 19th, 2021|

The Variant Threat Is Real. Rather than translating their own COVID-19 vaccination successes into a renewed global push to end the pandemic, rich countries are becoming complacent while the rest [...]

medRxiv | Impact of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants on mRNA vaccine-induced immunity in uninfected and previously infected individuals

sibiu1182021-07-20T13:37:24+00:00July 19th, 2021|

Abstract The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with mutations in major neutralizing antibody-binding sites can affect humoral immunity induced by infection or vaccination (1-6). We analysed the development of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody [...]

U.S. Surgeon General | Confronting Health Misinformation | The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Healthy Information Environment

sibiu1182021-07-17T17:53:43+00:00July 17th, 2021|

U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy: "I am urging all Americans to help slow the spread of health misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Health misinformation is a [...]

THE NEW YORK TIMES | See How Rich Countries Got to the Front of the Vaccine Line | UNICEF Prices and Projected Production Capacity

sibiu1182021-07-17T08:55:13+00:00July 17th, 2021|

More than half a billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide so far, and well over three-quarters of them have been used by the world’s richest countries. The reason, experts [...]