With federal workers, equity, & government statistics under attack, my latest post @PLOS :verified: is a tribute to a transformative First Nations statistician at the US Census Bureau, Edna Paisano (1948-2014):
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Equity in First Nations Census Data: A Tribute to Edna Paisano (1948-2014) - Absolutely Maybe
With the US federal workforce, equity and inclusiveness, and government statistics all under assault, it’s timely to consider the effort it t...
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This month's next generation Covid vaccine update includes first clinical trial results for 2 mucosal vaccines – both based on viral vectors. One is AeroVax, an inhaled vaccine from McMaster Uni in Canada. The other is an intranasal vax from CyanVac in the US. In other news, it looks like several of the Project NextGen-funded trials are going ahead. Now online @PLOS :verified:
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More Clinical Trial Results for Mucosal Covid Vaccines (NextGen Vax Update 31) - Absolutely Maybe
After a slow news month for mucosal vaccines in June, this month they take center stage again, with reports for phase 1…
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My rapid response at BMJ is online now. I joined the chorus of protest about an opinion piece claiming people with severe ME/CFS can recover by "reframing their beliefs" &c. People with ME/CFS deserve so much better than that: https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r977/rr-30 #MECFS
A big first for next generation Covid vax! A manufacturer is accelerating a "universal coronavirus vaccine." It's set to be the first pancoronavirus vax going into phase 2 trial – & a mucosal form might be developed, too. More in my latest Covid vax update @PLOS :verified:
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A Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Pushing Forward (NextGen Covid Vax Update 30) - Absolutely Maybe
A big first this month for next generation coronavirus vaccine. The first clinical trials for a US-developed pancoronavirus vaccine have been under...
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I've been diving into the evidence on Covid vaccination in pregnancy, & sorting through misinformation – including the claim that Pfizer never reported on its pregnancy trial. And I ended up relieved! Check out results of studies in more than 1.5 million vaccinated pregnant participants in my latest @PLOS :verified:
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Digging Into the Evidence on Covid Vaccines in Pregnancy - Absolutely Maybe
Decision-making about drugs in pregnancy can be very difficult. Our illogical aversion to clinical trials in pregnancy means people making particul...
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Funding bid for OLSPub, Germany's planned PubMed open safety net from @ZB MED submitted. You can sign up to register your support here:
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OLSPub support – ZB MED-Blog
Support for the project OLSPub - Open Life Science Publications Database as individuals.
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Germany's Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net - Absolutely Maybe
A few months ago, I wrote about reasons to be concerned about the reliability of PubMed under the new regime at the…
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Lots to learn about nasal Covid vax in my latest nextgen vax update @PLOS :verified:: - 1st trial results for intranasal Covid DNA vax, with some signs it can reduce infection; - Researchers in Japan developed over 200 monoclonal antibodies from nasally-vaxed mice to study immunity's molecular processes; - UK authorization for nextgen mRNA vax being sought soon; - US takes bizarre funding turn; - 7th pancoronavirus vax going into clinical trial & more
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Intranasal Vaccine Trial Results and More on Preventing Covid Infection (NextGen Vax Update 29) - Absolutely Maybe
This month, there are the first clinical trial results from an intranasal DNA vaccine, with some signs that it might protect against…
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This is so exciting! The German National Library of Medicine @ZB MED just had its first open meeting on the plan for an open and independent PubMed safety net. Here's my write-up @PLOS :verified: on the meeting & how institutions & others can help:
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Germany's Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net - Absolutely Maybe
A few months ago, I wrote about reasons to be concerned about the reliability of PubMed under the new regime at the…
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Finding Militant Optimism A lot of posts about hope sprouted in the northern hemisphere spring this year. Ordinarily, I would soak all this up, and feel energized. But it felt more alienating than inspiring in this moment. I needed something stronger. I found it by dipping into conceptualizations of hope in political philosophy. Descriptions of hope can feel naΓ―ve, when so much in the world is clearly getting worse.
Finding Militant Optimism – Living With Evidence
Lots of next generation Covid vaccine news this month: - Some good news at last about US Project NextGen trial funding for mucosal vax - Preclinical studies for several intranasal vaxes showing prevention of transmission - First preclinical results for a key French intranasal vax - More data on the safety of self-amplifying mRNA vax Plus more now @PLOS :verified:
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More Progress in Vaccines to Reduce Covid Transmission (NextGen Vax Update 28) - Absolutely Maybe
This month, there’s good news about an intranasal vaccine in France that has a chance of making it over the line in…
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