Will low-income countries have to wait on COVID vaccines?

If high-income countries keep engaging in what some are calling "vaccinationalism," low-income countries could be waiting until 2024 for COVID-19 vaccines.

Duke University • futurity
Nov. 12, 2020 ~12 min

Mimicking coronavirus could be key for COVID-19 vaccine

Designing a COVID-19 vaccine that mimics the structure of the coronavirus itself may be the path to an effective shot, researchers say.

Barbara Branning-Buffalo • futurity
Oct. 29, 2020 ~5 min


54% of countries mandate at least 1 vaccination

A huge number of countries have vaccination mandates, researchers report. The consequences for noncompliance, however, vary from country to country.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Oct. 26, 2020 ~4 min

A COVID-19 vaccine may be different from others

An expert sheds light on the process of creating a COVID-19 vaccine and how it may be different from other common vaccines like the flu shot.

Sarina Gleason-Michigan State • futurity
Oct. 23, 2020 ~7 min

Get kids into COVID vaccine trials now, team urges

Kids haven't been part of any COVID-19 vaccine trials in the US so far. Researchers argue in a new paper that needs to change "now."

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Oct. 7, 2020 ~4 min

Tips to protect yourself in a flu and COVID ‘twindemic’

An expert breaks down what you need to know about the potential for a "twindemic" of flu and COVID-19 this year, including how to keep yourself safe.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 5, 2020 ~7 min

TB vaccines for babies don’t protect against COVID

Looking at countries that had mandatory BCG vaccination policies gave researchers a way to test hypotheses about if the TB vaccine protected against COVID.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Sept. 22, 2020 ~8 min

Tweak could boost vaccine protection and cut inflammation

"We thought that the molecule would decrease inflammation, but we were surprised to see that it could provide more protection at the same time."

U. Chicago • futurity
Sept. 18, 2020 ~6 min


5 reasons you really should get a flu shot this year

What will happen when COVID-19 and the flu comingle this fall is a bit of wild card, but doctors and health experts have an urgent message: Get a flu shot.

Yale • futurity
Sept. 16, 2020 ~11 min

5 reasons you really should get a flu shot this year

What will happen when COVID-19 and the flu comingle this fall is a bit of wild card, but doctors and health experts have an urgent message: Get a flu shot.

Yale • futurity
Sept. 16, 2020 ~11 min

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