10 things to know about the updated COVID vaccines

Experts have answers for you on the updated COVID vaccines, including when to get the jab, which variants they should work against, and more.

Kathy Katella-Yale • futurity
Oct. 6, 2023 ~11 min

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research

The winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine made a discovery that helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. They couldn’t have anticipated the tremendous impact of their findings.

André O. Hudson, Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Oct. 3, 2023 ~9 min


New vaccine technology could protect from future viruses and variants

Studies of a ‘future-proof’ vaccine candidate have shown that just one antigen can be modified to provide a broadly protective immune response in animals. The

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 25, 2023 ~6 min

CDC greenlights two updated COVID-19 vaccines, but how will they fare against the latest variants? 5 questions answered

Only time and data will tell whether the CDC-recommended reformulated shots can stand their ground against the ever-changing SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Mitzi Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 ~11 min

MIT engineers design more powerful RNA vaccines

The new approach could lead to intranasal vaccines for Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Sept. 7, 2023 ~8 min

Nearly half of dog owners are hesitant to vaccinate their pups

Hesitancy towards COVID vaccines extends to pet vaccinations, as well—and at worrying levels, researchers report.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Sept. 1, 2023 ~7 min

Why you shouldn’t let your guard down when it comes to COVID

We all want to move on from COVID-19. But it's not so simple, says Angela Branche, an infectious disease expert.

Elizabeth Beach-U. Rochester • futurity
Sept. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Fact-checkers: RFK Jr has long spread vaccine lies

A three-part series from FactCheck.org breaks down Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s long history of false health claims.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
Aug. 29, 2023 ~6 min


FDA's greenlighting of maternal RSV vaccine represents a major step forward in protecting young babies against the virus

Nearly 100,000 US children under age 5 are hospitalized each year for an RSV infection.

Flor M. Munoz, Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine • conversation
Aug. 28, 2023 ~10 min

High levels of COVID exposure may reduce vax protection

A study of incarcerated people in Connecticut finds that high levels of COVID exposure may reduce immunity from vaccines or prior infection.

Yale • futurity
Aug. 24, 2023 ~8 min

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