Covid

The Cambridge-based company said the results are preliminary but promising.

The announcement comes as President Joe Biden directed pharmacies participating in the federal vaccine program to make the shots more easily available.

I've been getting a lot of questions in the last few days about several Spike-protein-related (and vaccine-related) topics, so I thought this would be a good time to go into them. There's been a recent report about the vascular effects of the Spike protein alone (not coronavirus infection per se), a

Last summer, the pandemic was in its first wave and the nation was in chaos. A lack of federal leadership left each state to figure out how to interpret the science, and many states punted public h…

Looking for a convenient way to get a coronavirus vaccine? Walmart is now offering walk-in appointments.

There are certain side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine that may indicate a person was at one time infected with the coronavirus, according to a new study.

Moderna said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine could be stored at refrigerator temperatures and remain stable for up to three months.

The public health measures that slow the spread of the novel coronavirus work really well on influenza

In the last post, I mentioned the Twitter response to the Brazilian rejection of the Gamaleya vaccine. I believe that the official blue-check-marked "Sputnik V" Twitter account is run by the Russian Direct Investment Fund, the sovereign-wealth part of the Russian state that is in charge of rolling o

We have two pieces of news about the Gamaleya Institute's "Sputnik-V" vaccine today. Neither of them are going to be enjoyable to go into. First off, many may have heard that the Brazilian regulatory authorities had a hearing yesterday to see if this vaccine would be approved for use there. They

The chamber of horrors the country now finds itself in was not caused by any one man, or any single government.

Ah, sleep. That restorative eight hours that you may or may not be getting every night actively combats stress while keeping you healthy, alert, and strengthening your immune system. This is why there are so many gummies, salves, potions and other…

Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday announced that Massachusetts will soon enter its final phase of reopening as more people become fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

CDC data shows about 8% of Americans have missed that important second dose -- up from about 3.4% in March.

The pandemic brought a record uptick in deaths, interrupted a downward trend in death rates and spurred the highest death rate above normal ever recorded in the country.

The CDC and WHO guidelines fail to factor in the amount of time spent indoors, which increases the chance of transmission the longer people are inside.

Germany was returning to normal last summer. Then Covid-19 surged.

Scientists at Texas A&M say they've detected a new Covid-19 variant that shows signs of causing more severe illness and appears to be resistant to antibodies.

Average daily Covid-19 counts in Michigan, Massachusetts, and other states have started to fall, hinting at a relatively normal summer.

Doctors say Massachusetts is making good progress, but speeding up the shots could be key to stopping the pandemic.

Lots of work going on today, so let me just send the readership to this excellent article about Novavax, by Jason Mast at Endpoints. That vaccine has moved into even more prominence lately with the recent adenovirus vaccine events, and it seems clear that it could be a big part of getting the world

For fully vaccinated people, the risk of still getting Covid-19 remains extremely low, a new study finds.

In the U.S., more than 3m jabs have been given daily for two weeks, on a seven-day rolling average, with 40 percent of adults having gotten one shot and 25% now fully vaccinated. [A] slight dip in …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its inspection of the Baltimore-based Johnson & Johnson vaccine maker Emergent BioSolutions Tuesday and "cited a number of observations concerning whether the facility’s processes met our requirements and standards."

Thinking of recommencing business travel? The CDC would like you to consider that airlines may not be the greatest purveyors of Covid-related science.

A third shot is not currently required but could offer additional immunity against coronavirus variants.

Can't find a COVID vaccine appointment in Massachusetts? You may want to try looking up north.

The state opened up coronavirus vaccinations to 1.7 million more people Monday.

There were 1,279 coronavirus cases among students and staff in Massachusetts schools in the last week.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said people will "likely" need a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully vaccinated.