It was a *bumper* month for next generation Covid vax development! πŸŽ‰ – New data from 7 clinical trials! Another vax outperformed the BNT/Pfizer vaccine, this time in people with suppressed immune systems – A major milestone for Project NextGen – News on regulators' plans for pancoronavirus vax applications – Human challenge study group news – Plus 12 reports of preclinical research Post @PLOS :verified:
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A Bumper Month for Trial Results of NextGen Covid Vaccines (Update 23) - Absolutely Maybe
There is a lot to dig into in this monthly update! There are 7 new reports of data from clinical trials for next generation…
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"Look at the world! See it aching! It’s got so many problemsβ€”I promise you, there’s one with your name on it." Lovely piece from Adam Mastroianni on underrated ways to change the world:
Underrated ways to change the world
How to get a good heart unstuck
This is the graduating class of 1916, chemistry division, Tohoku Imperial University. There, at the end of the 2nd row, is the first woman to achieve a bachelor of science in Japan. Her name was 黒田チカ, Chika Kuroda (1884-1968) & she was the daughter of a samurai...1/6 #WomenInSTEM #tbt image
Kicked my Twitter account to the kerb. Very satisfying. Can recommend. image
Optimism and Participating inΒ Research It's springtime here in Australia, and my garden is projecting optimism. I sure am grateful for it. Between personal grief, and all there is to despair or be anxious about in the world, cheery things are so very welcome. As I'm typing, the final day of voting is underway in the US election. I wrote last time that I decided not to place weight on the polling.
Optimism and Participating in Research – Living With Evidence
Irises! 😍 This year's surprise from a mystery bunch of bulbs – orange ones! 😍 #Bloomscrolling image
A big month for next generation Covid vaccine development! πŸŽ‰ - The first nextgen vax outperforming Pfizer's for 12 months! - Next-gen vax is coming with next-gen anti-vax campaigning that's like the anti-mRNA ones on steroids 😳 - More funding news from Project NextGen, with a big trial kicking off, & trying out a smartwatch for clinical trial data collection. Plus more data from clinical trials & preclinical studies in my update post @PLOS :verified:
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Strong Longterm Results – and a NextGen Anti-Vax Campaign (Covid Vax Update 22) - Absolutely Maybe
There’s a lot of big news in next generation Covid vaccine development this month, including clinical trial results for 2 vaccines. The…
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Mucosal ("sterilizing") Covid vaccine trials are kicking into high gear. Tens of thousands of next generation trial volunteers will be needed in the US soon. And we've got the first details for a Project NextGen "mini-efficacy" trial... The first step for human challenge trials of intranasal etc vaxes is underway in the UK... All this & more in my latest nextgen vax update @PLOS :verified: ...1/2
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Mucosal Covid Vax Trials Kicking Into High Gear (Update 20) - Absolutely Maybe
Soon, tens of thousands volunteers will be needed for Covid vaccine trials in the US again. At least some of the “mini-efficacy&rdquo…
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