vaccines

The good news shot around the planet within minutes: American pharmaceutical behemoth Pfizer, in collaboration with the German firm BioNTech, have produced a vaccine that is 90% effective at preventing coronavirus infection.

Smallpox and rinderpest have been relegated to the dustbin of history. Thanks to vaccines and a massive, coordinated global effort, these two viruses have been wiped off the face of the Earth.

President Trump’s COVID-19 recovery has thrust into the spotlight the possibilities of novel, experimental therapies for this potentially deadly disease.

The following is an excerpt printed with permission of The Baltimore Sun.

The race for the first FDA approved coronavirus vaccine is heating up, and it appears that Pfizer may cross the finish line first.

(1) More nasty vaccine side effects have been reported. Last month, the British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, which is working in collaboration with the University of Oxford, temporarily suspended a clinical trial for its coron

Several months ago, I wrote an article about how UK health authorities have more guts than their U.S. counterparts.

It is difficult to overstate the potential damage that a rushed coronavirus vaccine could inflict on confidence in the biomedical community.

There are several coronavirus vaccines that are currently in Phase 3 clinical trials. For vaccines, this final experimental stage requires tens of thousands of people in order to properly assess efficacy and safety.

Another day, another coronavirus controversy. Well, maybe several controversies. The latest stories keep coming so fast, that it's difficult to know what's accurate and what isn't.