NIH Begins Testing Mixed COVID-19 Vaccine Schedules
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that it has begun an early stage Phase 1/2 clinical trial to examining what happens when an adult who is fully vaccinated with one type of COVID-19 vaccine, is given a different booster vaccine from another manufacturer three to four months later.1 Currently, there are three […]
Why Is There Such Reluctance to Discuss Natural Immunity?
Opinion | If you’re among those of us who aren’t tribally invested in COVID politics but would like good information about when life will resume as normal, chances are you’re interested in herd immunity. You’re likely not interested in having to rely on the Internet Archive for good information on herd immunity. Alas, it’s become a go-to place […]
Fully Vaccinated Americans May Need COVID-19 Booster Shot by Fall
Well, tonight nearly 40 percent of Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But we’re learning more tonight about how long that protection may last and when you’ll need a booster shot. Tonight, a COVID vaccine booster could be necessary by fall for people who are already fully vaccinated.
Millions of Americans Decline Second Dose of Experimental mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
By the end of April 2021, more than five million people in the United States, or about eight percent of the population, had not received the second dose of the experimental mRNA Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna/NIAID COVID-19 vaccines being distributed under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
U.S. Government Partnering With Community Leaders to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed an initiative called “The
Award Winning Investigative Journalist Provides Evidence of Origins of SARS-CoV-2
Although it has been suggested since the start of the pandemic in early 2020 that SARS-CoV-2, the new mutated coronavirus virus that causes COVID-19 disease, may have originated…