An image of the nanoparticle with spike proteins used in a newly developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate. (Ian Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design) A project to test what is known as an ultrapotent second-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate will receive up to $ 173.4 million to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials. The vaccine was developed … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: People comforted a man infected with Covid-19 who was receiving oxygen while he waited outside a hospital for a bed in Delhi on Sunday.Credit…Atul Loke for The New York Times As a second wave of the pandemic rages in India, which set a global record new cases for the … Read more
Assistant Professor Melody Campbell prepares a sample in the Cryo-EM Laboratory for Shared Resources at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. (Fred Hutch photo) Dr. Melody Campbell was an undergraduate student when she first noticed the beauty and power of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a technique that uses extreme temperatures and an electron … Read more
Plus: School enrollment in public schools is falling amid a pandemic. CSU and UC systems require students to receive vaccines; and how is your postcode doing when outputting recordings? But first, the Oscars are just around the corner. Have you not yet made the selection in your office pool? The LA Times breaks all chances … Read more
Icosavax creates virus-like particles using technology licensed from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design. (Icosavax photo) New financing: At a moment when everyone is talking about vaccines, a Seattle-based biotech company taking an unusual approach to vaccine production raised $ 100 million in a Series B round. The startup creates computerized, virus-like particles … Read more
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, more than 550,000 Americans died from the coronavirus epidemic late Monday, claiming the lives of 1 in 600 residents. In the midst of the grim milestone, more than a dozen states will be opening up all adults to vaccinate this week, signifying a significant increase in COVID-19 shots … Read more
COVID-19 vaccination records have become a practical reality in the United States. As USA Today reports, New York State has introduced an Excelsior digital passport that residents can use to prove they’ve been vaccinated or recently tested negative for infection. You can use your phone’s virtual wallet (on Android or iOS) or a printout to … Read more
The White House defended its first COVID-19 vaccination strategy in America this week. She described them as justified because of the terrible outbreak in the country and promised to exchange shots after the Americans were protected. World leaders and residents of other countries are increasingly critical of the United States and other wealthy nations for … Read more
Stopping misinformation about vaccines may not be as complicated as social media companies suggest it is. That’s because 12 of the best-known anti-vaccine activists are responsible for a disproportionate amount of vaccine misinformation on social media, a new report said. The report, a joint effort by the Center to Combat Digital Hate (CCDH) and Anti-Vax … Read more
AstraZeneca said Monday that advanced study data from a U.S. study on its vaccine shows it is 79% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective at halting serious illness and hospitalization. The first results are among the information AstraZeneca is required to provide to the Food and Drug Administration. An FDA advisory committee will … Read more