vaccine design, disease & medicine

Engineered viruses that don’t replicate provide a tractable model for scientists to safely study SARS-CoV-2, including research into vaccine efficacy and emerging variants.

Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine is less effective at preventing COVID-19 than other approved vaccines are, but experts say it could still be an important tool in curbing the pandemic.

A recent study elucidates some of the changes that occur in the body after inoculation with a tuberculosis vaccine.

The company voluntarily paused its studies, including one in Phase 3, after an unexplained illness in a patient.

How llamas and superglue might lead to antiviral therapies

The medical scientist made important contributions to polio treatment and Australian environmental policy—despite substantial resistance.

Vaccine experts divided on whether that level of protection is too low or too demanding.

How an experimental preparation technique could make vaccines easier to transport, store, and administer

A novel preparation technique could facilitate vaccine preservation, transportation, and administration.

While the finding doesn’t prove people become immune to the virus after infection, it is good news for vaccine development.

Find the latest updates in this one-stop resource, including efficacy data and side effects of approved shots, as well as progress on new candidates entering human studies.

Federal agencies, academic institutions, and industrial partners are joining forces to combat COVID-19 using artificial intelligence.

Rhesus macaques can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, leading primate center scientists to try to prevent outbreaks in their colonies, especially as experiments on coronavirus start.

With millions of pigs killed due to a major outbreak of African swine fever virus in Asia, researchers have intensified efforts to find a vaccine quickly.

Meet researcher Elaine Mardis of the Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio and coauthor of a feature article on cancer vaccines.