SARS-CoV-2 weakens immune-cell response to vaccine

SARS-CoV-2 weakens immune-cell response to vaccine

Scanning electron micrograph of a cell (purple) infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (orange), isolated from a patient sample and colorized. CREDIT: NIAID/NIH The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell’s response to vaccination with two...
New vaccine platform may make virus-fighting easier

New vaccine platform may make virus-fighting easier

3D print of HIV surface protein gp120. An antibody also is attached at the top (green and blue). When antibodies stick to viruses, they may prevent or limit infection of host cells. CREDIT: NIH To many, EV stands for “electric vehicle.” To researchers at Harvard...
FDA panel recommends new COVID vaccine approach

FDA panel recommends new COVID vaccine approach

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine advisory group today recommended streamlining COVID-19 vaccine campaigns by offering just the newer bivalent (two-strain) versions of the vaccine for both primary and booster series. The measure, which passed unanimously,...
COVID booster prompts immune response in most

COVID booster prompts immune response in most

A recent study in Clinical Infectious Diseases finds that a third COVID-19 vaccine dose triggered a robust immune response, regardless of whether recipients had been infected more than 3 months earlier, but it didn’t significantly increase antibody levels in...
COVID Infection, Vaccination Linked to Heart Condition

COVID Infection, Vaccination Linked to Heart Condition

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai validated the link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 and, to a lesser extent, a novel link between the same condition and COVID-19 vaccination. POTS more likely after COVID-19 illness Their...