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September 27, 2021 12:00 PM
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Comparison of the safety and immunogenicity of a novel Matrix-M-adjuvanted nanoparticle influenza vaccine with a quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine in older adults: a phase 3 randomised contro...

Comparison of the safety and immunogenicity of a novel Matrix-M-adjuvanted nanoparticle influenza vaccine with a quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine in older adults: a phase 3 randomised contro... | Virology News | Scoop.it
qNIV was well tolerated and produced qualitatively and quantitatively enhanced humoral
and cellular immune response in older adults compared with IIV4. qNIV might enhance
the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination, and future studies to show clinical
efficacy are planned.
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September 27, 2021 11:59 AM
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South Africa's vaccine train takes doses to poor areas

South Africa's vaccine train takes doses to poor areas | Virology News | Scoop.it
SWARTKOPS, South Africa (AP) — When Wongalwethu Mbanjwa tried to get a COVID-19 vaccination and found his local center closed, a friend told him there was another option: Get one on the train. So Mbanjwa did.
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September 27, 2021 11:58 AM
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Is annual vaccination best? A modelling study of influenza vaccination strategies in children | medRxiv

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September 27, 2021 11:57 AM
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Online students ask more questions in 'HyFlex' lectures

Online students ask more questions in 'HyFlex' lectures | Virology News | Scoop.it
Online students actually asked more questions during large "HyFlex" lectures than in-person students did, research finds.
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September 22, 2021 6:01 AM
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Novavax begins early-stage trial for combined influenza/COVID-19 vaccine

Novavax begins early-stage trial for combined influenza/COVID-19 vaccine | Virology News | Scoop.it
Vaccine developer Novavax Inc said on Wednesday it has initiated an early-stage study to test its combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine.
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September 22, 2021 5:59 AM
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Cosmic 'airburst' leveled a biblical city in the Jordan Valley

Cosmic 'airburst' leveled a biblical city in the Jordan Valley | Virology News | Scoop.it
"There's evidence of a large cosmic airburst, close to this city called Tall el-Hammam." The shock of the explosion over the city was enough to level it.
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God has nukes??
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September 21, 2021 7:40 AM
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500-million-year-old fossil fills in 'Cambrian explosion' puzzle

500-million-year-old fossil fills in 'Cambrian explosion' puzzle | Virology News | Scoop.it
A rare fossil discovery of an ancient worm-like creature sheds light on a period of time when many of the world's animal groups were first appearing.
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September 21, 2021 7:38 AM
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U.S. COVID death toll surpasses 1918 flu fatalities

U.S. COVID death toll surpasses 1918 flu fatalities | Virology News | Scoop.it
The recorded number COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. has now surpassed the known number of fatalities from the 1918 flu pandemic.
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September 20, 2021 6:09 AM
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Covid booster vaccine rollout to begin across UK next week. While Africa is still way undervaccinated. B-(

Covid booster vaccine rollout to begin across UK next week. While Africa is still way undervaccinated. B-( | Virology News | Scoop.it
Experts say a single dose of Pfizer should be offered at least six months after a second dose.
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September 20, 2021 6:06 AM
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Early Moderna vaccine recipients twice as likely to contract Covid

Early Moderna vaccine recipients twice as likely to contract Covid | Virology News | Scoop.it
Moderna Inc says people who received its COVID-19 vaccine last year are nearly twice as likely to get a breakthrough infection compared to those recently vaccinated.
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September 20, 2021 6:05 AM
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COVID-19 will soon surpass the Spanish flu as America’s deadliest pandemic 

COVID-19 will soon surpass the Spanish flu as America’s deadliest pandemic  | Virology News | Scoop.it
At its current pace, COVID-19 would surpass the 675,000 estimated U.S. deaths caused by the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic—the deadliest pandemic in U.S. history—before the end of September.
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September 20, 2021 6:03 AM
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All 3 Major Vaccine Companies Suddenly Have Name Changes for Their Covid Shots — And People are Already Confused

All 3 Major Vaccine Companies Suddenly Have Name Changes for Their Covid Shots — And People are Already Confused | Virology News | Scoop.it
"All three major Covid-19 'vaccine' manufacturers have unveiled new names for their 'fully authorized' jabs, even as two pharmaceutical companies await FDA approval"...
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September 20, 2021 6:02 AM
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COVID patients face risk for self-attacking antibodies

COVID patients face risk for self-attacking antibodies | Virology News | Scoop.it
At least 1 in 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients develops autoantibodies, antibodies that attack their own tissue within a week of admission, research finds.
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September 27, 2021 11:59 AM
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The microbial metabolite desaminotyrosine protects from influenza through type I interferon

The microbial metabolite desaminotyrosine protects from influenza through type I interferon | Virology News | Scoop.it
The microbiota is known to modulate the host response to influenza infection through as-yet-unclear mechanisms. We hypothesized that components of the microbiota exert effects through type I interf...
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September 27, 2021 11:59 AM
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African swine flu strikes Haiti, raising concern for American pigs

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September 27, 2021 11:58 AM
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Flu expected to return in Turkey, in hand with COVID-19 surge

Flu expected to return in Turkey, in hand with COVID-19 surge | Virology News | Scoop.it
After almost vanishing, the seasonal flu may return this fall, a top medical expert warns, urging people not to confuse it with COVID-19 – which has been...
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September 27, 2021 11:57 AM
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Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines | CDC

Find interim clinical considerations for the use of COVID-19 vaccines for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States....
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September 22, 2021 6:00 AM
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Mass booster vaccines unnecessary as immunity ‘lasting well’, says Oxford jab professor

Mass booster vaccines unnecessary as immunity ‘lasting well’, says Oxford jab professor | Virology News | Scoop.it
Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert urges ministers to send third doses to countries where only a small number of people have been jabbed...
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September 21, 2021 7:41 AM
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Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson on COVID battle: "It's not just a flu – it makes your willy shrivel"

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson on COVID battle: "It's not just a flu – it makes your willy shrivel" | Virology News | Scoop.it
"I got what people are calling a breakthrough COVID infection"...
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September 21, 2021 7:38 AM
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Low oxygen is pushing fish into shallower water

Low oxygen is pushing fish into shallower water | Virology News | Scoop.it
As the ocean warms, oxygen concentrations go down. Fish are already moving into shallower waters, new research indicates.
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September 21, 2021 7:37 AM
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J&J: Real-world Data Confirms Efficacy Of Vaccine In The U.S.; Booster Shows 94% Protection

(RTTNews) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said its single-shot vaccine showed strong and long-lasting protection in the real world. In a study that incl...
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September 20, 2021 6:08 AM
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xkcd: Vaccine Research

xkcd: Vaccine Research | Virology News | Scoop.it
Vaccine Research(alt-text) Honestly feel a little sheepish about the amount of time and effort I spent confirming "yes, the vaccine helps protect people from getting sick and dying" but I guess everyone needs a hobby. |< < ? > >| Archive Store What If? About
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September 20, 2021 6:05 AM
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Memory Killer T cells are primed in the Spleen during Influenza infection

Memory Killer T cells are primed in the Spleen during Influenza infection | Virology News | Scoop.it
This finding upends the long-held paradigm that priming during lung infections takes place only in the draining lymph nodes, and it will be key to developing more efficient vaccinations and therapies...
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September 20, 2021 6:04 AM
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Drought drives plant diversity more than temp

Drought drives plant diversity more than temp | Virology News | Scoop.it
The effects of drought on plant variety around the world could change our understanding of future diversity in a warming world.
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September 20, 2021 6:03 AM
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Why mRNA vaccines won't replace all others

Why mRNA vaccines won't replace all others | Virology News | Scoop.it
mRNA vaccines have proven highly effective for COVID-19. But that doesn't mean they're ready to replace all others, experts explain.
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...like I keep telling anyone who'll listen...B-)
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