WHO advisers recommend switch to monovalent COVID vax

WHO advisers recommend switch to monovalent COVID vax

May 23, 2023 | Covid-19, News

The World Health Organization (WHO) COVID vaccine composition advisory group met to discuss the latest SARS-CoV-2 changes and impacts on the vaccine and recommended that vaccine makers drop the ancestral strain and switch to a monovalent (single-strain) vaccine that...
Vaccine printer could help vaccines reach more people

Vaccine printer could help vaccines reach more people

Apr 25, 2023 | News

Inside the printer, a robotic arm injects ink into microneedle molds, and a vacuum chamber below the mold sucks the ink down to the bottom. Pictured is an example of the mold. CREDIT: MIT Getting vaccines to people who need them isn’t always easy. Many vaccines...
SARS-CoV-2 weakens immune-cell response to vaccine

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

Mar 21, 2023 | Covid-19, News

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...
FDA advisers recommend Pfizer RSV vax for 60+

FDA advisers recommend Pfizer RSV vax for 60+

Mar 7, 2023 | News

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine advisory group recommended approval of Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for use in people 60 and older, ahead of similar deliberations for GSK’s RSV vaccine in the same age-group. The recommendation came...