5 ways to keep vaccine ‘cold chain’ safe from hackers

Here's how to prevent the hacking of electronics in the "cold chain" that keeps COVID-19 vaccines ultra-cold during storage and transport.

Gabe Cherry-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 20, 2021 ~6 min

4 things parents should know about RSV this year

RSV season typically runs from October through March, but cases already started cropping up this summer. Here are some things parents should keep in mind.

Scott Gilbert-Penn State • futurity
Oct. 18, 2021 ~7 min


Malaria vaccine could save thousands of kids every year

WHO's approval of the first-ever malaria vaccine could prevent hundreds of millions of cases of malaria and thousands of deaths in children each year.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
Oct. 13, 2021 ~9 min

COVID vax might not fully protect cancer patients on chemo

Researchers found less of an immune system response to the COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cancer who are on chemotherapy. A third shot helped, though.

U. Arizona • futurity
Oct. 12, 2021 ~4 min

COVID reinfection is likely for unvaccinated people

New research into COVID reinfections in unvaccinated people shows "previous infection alone can offer very little long-term protection..."

Michael Greenwood-Yale • futurity
Oct. 11, 2021 ~5 min

Can YouTube’s vaccine misinformation ban work?

YouTube says it will no longer allow content containing vaccine misinformation. But can they enforce it? Could it backfire? Two experts weigh in.

Boston University • futurity
Oct. 6, 2021 ~6 min

When will the COVID pandemic end?

Researchers looking at a variety of potential scenarios for the spread of COVID-19 suggest that cases could start dropping in the US in March 2022.

Sara LaJeunesse-Penn State • futurity
Sept. 30, 2021 ~6 min

Negative COVID vaccine feelings aren’t set in stone

New research paints an evolving picture of vaccination acceptance and hesitancy. It suggests people can change their minds about getting the COVID-19 jab.

Lisa LaPoint-Tufts • futurity
Sept. 27, 2021 ~7 min


Are COVID-19 vaccine mandates legal?

President Biden has ordered COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some businesses and most federal workers. A business law expert gets into the ruling's legality.

Patrick Ercolano-JHU • futurity
Sept. 22, 2021 ~9 min

COVID patients face risk for self-attacking antibodies

At least 1 in 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients develops autoantibodies, antibodies that attack their own tissue within a week of admission, research finds.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
Sept. 17, 2021 ~8 min

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