Vaccines don’t work as well in babies with anemia

About 40% of children worldwide suffer from anemia because they don’t get enough iron. New research shows that iron deficiency cuts vaccine protection.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
July 28, 2020 ~5 min

Vaccine additive boosts immune flexibility

New research suggests how additives called adjuvants might become part of a universal vaccine and protect people from a wider variety of influenza strains.

Quinn Eastmann-Emory • futurity
July 23, 2020 ~6 min


COVID-19 vaccine is showing promise in phase 1 trial

"These interim results are very encouraging," says Evan Anderson of a COVID-19 vaccine in a phase 1 clinical trial.

Quinn Eastmann-Emory • futurity
July 20, 2020 ~5 min

Opposition to HPV vaccine finds traction on Facebook

Facebook has allowed anti-vaxxers to gain a stronger voice against the HPV vaccine, a new study of 6,500 public posts finds.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
July 9, 2020 ~4 min

Once there’s a COVID-19 vaccine, who’ll get access?

"...it's wrong to think that a [COVID-19 vaccine] will be a flick-of-a-switch solution that saves the entire world at once."

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
July 2, 2020 ~8 min

Once there’s a COVID vaccine, who’ll get access?

"...it's wrong to think that a [COVID-19 vaccine] will be a flick-of-a-switch solution that saves the entire world at once."

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
July 2, 2020 ~8 min

What a 1798 book on the dawn of vaccines can teach us

"By examining this text, we can revisit history and remind ourselves that progress usually comes sooner rather than later..."

Julie Mattera-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
June 16, 2020 ~10 min

Is it ethical to infect people for COVID-19 vaccine research?

A new paper argues that researchers could infect volunteers with COVID-19 in an ethical way to speed up vaccine research.

Peter Thorley-Warwick • futurity
June 1, 2020 ~5 min


COVID-19 patient antibodies may clarify immunity

Nearly all people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop antibodies against the virus within six days of testing positive, new research indicates.

Jill Wu-Emory • futurity
May 21, 2020 ~6 min

Experts urge child vaccinations even during pandemic

Pediatricians weigh in on the decline of child vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are their concerns.

Maud Alobawone-Rutgers • futurity
May 20, 2020 ~7 min

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