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Major funding cuts to the vaccine pipeline announced in the US, but important advances for mucosal Covid vaccines globally:
- 10th mucosal vax reaches phase 2 (in Canada)
- Another human challenge trial as prep for mucosal trials started in Singapore
- Trial results, including one for intranasal vax in kids in China
And lots more in my latest next generation Covid vaccine update now online @PLOS
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/…
Mucosal Covid Vaccine Trials Progress; US R&D Funding Cuts (NextGen Update 27) - Absolutely Maybe
This month, there are results from 3 clinical trials of next generation vaccines, including an early safety study of an intranasal vaccine…Hilda Bastian (Absolutely Maybe)
#publichealth #covid19
5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data
Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis.The Conversation
‼️ Cause of post-#COVID inflammatory shock in children identified: Reactivation of the Epstein-Barr virus appears to cause the rare condition #MISC. The findings, uncovered by a team from #CharitéBerlin & the DRFZ, have now been published in #Nature.
💡 These insights open the door to new treatment methods, potentially not limited to MIS-C.
👉 charite.de/en/service/press_re…
#CharitéPaper #Science #Research #Medicine #EBV #PIMS #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #corona
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Press reports: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Press release of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin BerlinCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Americans are spending nearly 1.5 hours less outside their homes in 2023 than in 2003. New research shows the pandemic accelerated a long-term trend of staying in. Does this sound familiar? buff.ly/zzztMZJ
#wfh #sociallife #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver
(Edit: Now with the right graph)
America is becoming a nation of homebodies
Even after the pandemic lockdowns were lifted, out-of-home activities and travel remained substantially depressed, far below 2019 levels.The Conversation
#COVID19 #highered #edsky
5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19
Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.The Conversation
By Powel H. Kazanjian, University of Michigan
COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough to eliminate a disease
Scientific discoveries are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases. But addressing socioeconomic factors is just as essential in the fight against diseases such as syphilis, AIDS and TB.The Conversation
