Share on PinterestSputnik V shows promise in post-registration trials in Russia.Photo credit: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty ImagesFirstly, scientists at the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in Moscow, devised a vaccine that elicits a robust immune response, with no serious side effects in humans. The last few weeks also saw the development of a…
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Sputnik V, Gamaleya National CenterTHE RUSSIAN DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 4 September Russia’s vaccine candidate produced antibody and T-cell responses in early-stage trial A preliminary trial of Russia’s coronavirus…
By Michael Le Page Denis Rebrikov says he will still move forward with gene-editing work to prevent heritable deafnessAndrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov has told New Scientist that he still plans to use CRISPR genome editing to prevent children inheriting deafness, despite a major international report out today saying it isn’t yet…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to