A vaccine experimental mRNA developed by moderna inc combined with Keytruda, Merck & Co’s best-selling immunotherapy, reduced the risk of death or recurrence by 44%. skin cancer deadlier compared to Keytruda alone, researchers reported Americans at a medical meeting held on Sunday. The findings suggest that adding a personalized cancer vaccine based on mRNA technology […]
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Twist in history? COVID-19 would have originated in animals and not in a laboratory
International scientists examining hitherto inaccessible genetic data from samples collected at a market in Chinanear where the first human cases of COVID-19reported that they found indications that the pandemic originated in animals, not in a laboratory. Other experts have not yet verified the analysis, which has also not appeared in peer-reviewed publications so far. It […]
Lack of sleep could make vaccines less effective
The degree of protection from vaccines may depend on getting enough sleep, at least six hours, in the days before and after the injection, says a study published today in Current Bilogy. A team from the universities of Chicago (USA) and Lyon (France) reviewed part of the literature related to sleep duration and the body’s […]
How has the pandemic changed after two years?
Updated on 03/14/2022 05:45 am How has the coronavirus pandemic changed after two years? More and more countries are choosing to return to normality and learn to live with the virus. Safe and effective vaccines have been developed, and it is better known how to treat infected people. Two years after the start of the […]
Influenza vaccines do not prevent milder cases
Influenza vaccines are not preventing this season’s dominant variant of the virus from causing mild or moderate illness requiring medical treatment, according to an interim analysis by US government-led researchers. The efficacy of the formulation in preventing such cases was estimated at 16%, which was statistically indistinguishable from not being vaccinated, according to the study […]
China leads the United States in diplomatic duel of vaccines in Latin America
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States donated many more vaccines to Latin America than China, but it did so “with less fanfare” and, according to the Atlantic Council center, there is a perception that the Asian colossus was “more proactive ”. China, which has been using its buoyant economy for politics for a decade, […]
IOC and WHO reaffirm collaboration to promote equity in vaccines
Updated on 02/06/2022 12:42 pm The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) They reaffirmed their collaboration to promote equity in vaccines and healthy lifestyles, as well as in other projects for future Olympic Games, starting in Paris 2024. The IOC reported this Sunday on the meeting held in Beijing by its […]
Europe advances in vaccination with uneven rhythm one year after the first doses
One year after the first shots of vaccines against Covid-19 Europe It is progressing at an uneven pace, with large percentages of the population vaccinated in southern countries and small in eastern states of the continent, where mistrust of these preparations seems evident. Russia opened the door to vaccination on December 5, while the European […]
EMA: “If vaccines have to be adapted to omicron, it will not be starting from scratch”
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) assured that facing the omicron variant will not mean “starting from scratch” against the pandemic and recalled: “We know more”, we have more tools and “we are prepared” to adapt vaccines, although – he clarified – ” it is not yet known ”if it is necessary. The executive director of […]
WHO Makes Interim Recommendations for Mixing and Matching COVID-19 Vaccines
Updated on 12/16/2021 04:25 pm The World Health Organization (WHO) issued provisional recommendations on Thursday to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, both for the second dose and for the booster doses. Depending on availability, mRNA vaccines, such as those developed by Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc, can be used as subsequent doses […]