September 7, 2023 General information Moderna Says Its New COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against the BA.2.86 Variant
November 22, 2021 Geriatrics Alzheimer’s prevention Phase 1 trial will look at safety of nasal vaccine. Much to happen before any conclusions can be drawn from this study. Also, @billcarrolltalk and I also discuss the approval of COVID vaccine for 5-11 year-old children.
June 28, 2021 Health Policy Immunocompromised people need our help to protect them from Covid infection. Although many have been vaccinated, many do not produce a sufficient immune response. Please step up, take a world view, and help others by deciding to get the vaccine.
April 4, 2021 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #784, April 4, 2021: The world as we see it.
March 12, 2021 Epidemiology Does Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine increase risk of blood clots? To conclude this would require evidence that incidence exceeds what is normally expected in the general population. To date, this is not the case according to reports from health authorities.
January 7, 2021 Infectious Disease Can a person vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the virus? If so, it underscores the importance of achieving herd immunity through vaccination and continuing to employ accepted public health measures.
January 5, 2021 Epidemiology South African coronavirus variant being studied to determine if it is more vaccine resistant.
December 10, 2020 Allergy/Immunology Adverse allergic reactions reported with Pfizer vaccine was expected. Briefing documents showed 6/1000 in treatment group and 5/1000 in placebo group had allergic reactions. Vaccine eligibility will be refined after determining the nature of the reactions
October 21, 2020 Clinical Research Researchers are doing their job when clinical trials are put on hold. Data and safety monitoring are part of the process. There are no shortcuts even for the Covid-19 vaccines in development.