
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Blue Water Vaccines is working on developing a vaccine that will permanently protect against current and future influenza strains.
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Cincinnati, Ohio-based Blue Water Vaccines is working on developing a vaccine that will permanently protect against current and future influenza strains.

While the antibodies declined slightly at 3 months, all participants showed elevated levels.

The agency adds 2 options lowering the number of days to isolate.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met yesterday and decided that healthcare workers and residents in long-term care facilities will be prioritized as the first people eligible for the impending COVID-19 vaccines.

The companies are ready to ship doses immediately.

Mady Hornig, MA, MD, discusses the mental and emotional aspects of dealing with a diagnosis and the evolution of how people are processing the virus many months later after it started.

A team at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health is partnering with a chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) organization to study COVID-19 and CFS.

A team at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health is looking at the long term of effects in some patients who are suffering from this phenomenon.

Mady Hornig, MA, MD, shares her experiences of having lingering effects as part of a phenomenon where some people suffer from the virus over many months.

OncoSec recently received an FDA IND clearance to begin a phase 1 trial.

This CDC panel discussed who should be vaccinated first and the flu-like effects from the vaccines.

Data shows their AZD1222 vaccine met its endpoint and they are preparing regulatory submission for conditional or early approval.

This EUA is for the treatment of hospitalized patients who require oxygen.

Phase 2 results include a large cohort of seniors in the study.

The investigational vaccine is being reported as 95% effective.

The data comes from a phase 1/2 trial with the CoronaVac vaccine.

CDC and WHO Data shows a 50% increase worldwide from 3 years ago.

A study looking at these 2 populations in a hospital setting offers some positive news.

The country halted the Sinovac investigational vaccine due to what was being reported as a serious adverse event.

The federal agency announced Novavax’s, NVX-CoV2373, was granted this designation.

When administered every two months, cabotegravir is 89% more effective than daily pills in preventing HIV acquisition in women.

The company recently announced it was in a phase 1 trial.

The investigational antibody used to treat President Trump shows it reduced viral load and medical visits.

A new study shows disproportionate impact of the virus to this group.

These vital cells that are recovered from COVID-19 patients might be able to help people with compromised immune systems due to cancer therapy or transplantation.

While this trial for hospitalized COVID-19 patients has been discontinued, Lilly is continuing their other trials with the medication for COVID-19 treatment.

The company is planning to move forward after receiving a recommendation from the DSMB to start up the trial again.

A case study examines a treatment for a hospitalized case of the virus.

Investigators wanted to examine spontaneously reported adverse events and whether they were cause for concern.

Here is a look at the patterns within the variety of symptoms and presentations during physician exams.