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There’s still a lot of uncertainty about how exactly the immune system responds to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But what’s become clear is that re-infections are still very rare, …
Enlarge / SOUTH TANGERANG, INDONESIA – JANUARY 7, 2021: A patient recovered from COVID-19 donate plasma at Indonesia Red Cross Transfusion Center in South Tangerang.
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It’s clear that the immune system can mount a robust res…
Enlarge / UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for a photograph with a vial of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 candidate vaccine.
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This week, the UK released more data on the newly evolved strain of SARS-CoV-2, providin…
Enlarge / Oxford University is associated with the hospital that ran this study, as well as a vaccine that is currently undergoing clinical trials.
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The two authorizations issued by the FDA for COVID-19 vaccines come because of clear data t…
Enlarge / White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during a press briefing in November 2020.
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On Tuesday, Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx announced that she will end decades of…
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Did anyone have “mink farms” on their 2020 catastrophe bingo cards? It turns out that the SARS-CoV-2 virus readily spreads to mink, leading to outbreaks on mink farms in Europe and the United States. Denmark responded by…
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A variant of the pandemic coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is now dominating headlines and inspiring precautionary travel bans worldwide. But scientists are still trying to get a grip on what the variant can actually do differently and what it …
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Late Friday, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization to a COVID-19 vaccine from a company called Moderna. The move follows an enthusiastic endorsement of the vaccine following an evaluation of clinical t…
Enlarge / Protests by medical staff took place both inside and out of the hospital.
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One of the more challenging aspects of the initial round of vaccinations is deciding who gets the first doses of a limited supply. The need to have a funct…
Enlarge / This unassuming building in Massachusetts has taken on remarkable significance in recent weeks.
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Earlier this week, the FDA released documents that summarized the data on a second SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, th…