Tag: Vaccines
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The Johnson & Johnson vaccine promises renewed optimism for widespread distribution
Written by: Parker Davis Edited by: Esther Melamed On Friday, January 29, Johnson & Johnson posted a press release on their website announcing the Phase 3 results of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The vaccine, which was developed and produced by Belgian pharmaceutical company Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, was reported to be 72% effective…
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Understanding the Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Variants on Vaccination Efficacy
Written by: Sean Brady Edited by: Esther Melamed What does it mean that there are SARS-CoV-2 variants? We have all patiently waited for the COVID-19 vaccines to begin to roll out. As these efforts become actualized, we are unfortunately facing SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants that could potentially undermine vaccination efforts. Before we dive into the impacts of…
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Despite a rocky start, AstraZeneca tosses its hat into the COVID vaccine ring
Written by: Parker Davis Edited by: Esther Melamed In addition to Pfizer/BioNTech announcing their vaccine as being up to 95% effective in Phase 3 trials, Moderna and the University of Oxford partnered with AstraZeneca have added their names to the list of published vaccine efficacy data. Astonishingly, Moderna has reported in a news update that…