As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues – viral variants have become the latest concern But variants are complicated. Each one is made up of a collection of mutations, all of which have the potential to change the SARS-CoV-2 virus in…
New evidence shows that mixing vaccines could provide stronger protection for longer than keeping with the same vaccine. With the success of the vaccination roll-out programme, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunity still recommends keeping with the same vaccine…
As the U.S. awaits news of the COVID-19 vaccine, UC Davis Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Dean Blumberg offers an update on the distribution, side effects and differences between the vaccines by Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca. For the latest information…
A volunteer participating in clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University has died in Brazil, officials announced Wednesday, though media reports said he had received a placebo, not the test vaccine. It is the first death reported…
