Vaccines (Page 5)

The innoculations and boosters that continue to change the world.

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Is one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine enough?

A US sailor at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, prepares Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for rollout

Vaccines conquered smallpox and polio, but COVID-19 looks like a tougher battle

By Tyler Santora

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The world may be at risk of a new COVID-19 surge

By Claire Maldarelli

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The new, more-contagious UK COVID-19 strain is officially in the US

By Sara Chodosh

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Ending the pandemic means vaccinating the whole world—but the US is focusing on itself

Mask and thermometer

The ‘darkest days’ of COVID-19 are still to come

By Sara Kiley Watson

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Can you spread COVID-19 after vaccination? Here’s what we know.

By Kate Baggaley

Why two doses of the new COVID-19 vaccines are better than one

By Tyler Santora

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With two COVID-19 vaccines available, the CDC updates its guidance on who gets them first

By Sara Chodosh

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Rural America may miss out on early COVID-19 vaccines

By Tyler Santora

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What you should know about allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine

By Kate Baggaley

three vaccine bottles with "RX" on their labels, filled with small frozen beads of ice cream

What the Dippin’ Dots ‘cold chain’ can teach us about COVID-19 vaccines

By Maddie Bender

What to know about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine before it reaches you

By Claire Maldarelli

Someone receiving a vaccine

Pfizer is shipping millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week

By Jessica Boddy

The FDA just green-lit America’s first COVID vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

A man in medical PPE holds a syringe full of yellow liquid

Pfizer’s COVID vaccine just hit a major milestone on its way to FDA authorization

By Rachel Feltman

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See how COVID-19 vaccines will get to your neighborhood

By Bahar Aliakbarian/The Conversation

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COVID-19 is helping another terrible disease make a comeback in Afghanistan

By Ruchi Kumar/Undark

A surgeon in scrubs pulling a mask off their face

Vaccines could be out by the end of 2020, but reaching everyone will take time

By Tyler Santora

Why AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine is an important addition to the fleet of offerings

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COVID-19 testing can’t guarantee a safe Thanksgiving. Here’s why.

By Kate Baggaley

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is now 95 percent effective. Here’s what that actually means.

By Claire Maldarelli

A doctor wearing a mask and scrubs holds up a syringe with a vaccine inside

You can get COVID-19 and the flu at the same time

By Rachael Zisk

A second COVID-19 vaccine just reported excellent results. What now?

By Claire Maldarelli

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How the COVID-19 pandemic might end

By Wendy Orent/Undark

A child wearing a mask reading a picture book

The CDC released a COVID-19 test knowing it had a high failure rate

By Rachael Zisk

A collection of items used to ease flu symptoms: a glass of water, hot water bottle, allergy pills, a thermometer and a stethoscope

You can have COVID-19 without symptoms, but what about the flu?

By Rachael Zisk

A doctor wearing blue gloves giving someone a vaccine

Rural America is now the center of the COVID pandemic

By Rachael Zisk

map of covid infections among nursing staff at care homes

The current state of the pandemic in five graphs

By Sara Chodosh

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A taskforce of Black doctors is independently evaluating COVID-19 vaccine candidates

By Kate Baggaley

A pregnant person in a straw hat and blue shirt

How do we know if medicines are safe during pregnancies?

By Jyoti Madhusoodanan / Undark

Keeping older folks out of COVID-19 vaccine trials hurts everyone

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Pig sex and celery have a surprising connection

By Popular Science Team

CDC Director Robert Redfield and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci in 2018

The CDC thinks 90 percent of the US could still catch COVID-19

By Purbita Saha

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It’s never been more important to get a flu shot

By Sara Chodosh

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A coronavirus vaccine will save more lives if we share it widely

AstraZeneca resumed its COVID-19 vaccine trials after uncovering a mysterious reaction

By Claire Maldarelli

a mother putting a mask on her daughter

Trump downplayed the threat from COVID-19. Here’s how we could’ve fought back harder.

By Kate Baggaley

person receiving a vaccine

AstraZeneca just paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial, and that’s a good thing

By Claire Maldarelli

a girl getting a bandaid after receiving a vaccine.

What would it actually take to have a COVID-19 vaccine by November?

By Kate Baggaley

Russia just approved a COVID vaccine—but that’s not necessarily good news

By Claire Maldarelli

Pap smears are no longer the best way to screen for cervical cancer

By Kate Baggaley

Vaccines for flu and pneumonia could reduce your chances of getting Alzheimer’s

By Kate Baggaley

Pink face masks.

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has started a nationwide, Phase 3 trial

By Claire Maldarelli

Kids may spread COVID-19 more than previously assumed

By Sara Kiley Watson

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Inside the race to develop a safe COVID-19 vaccine

By Kate Baggaley

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COVID cases in the US might be ten times higher than reported

By Claire Maldarelli

A black shepherd dog along a river

Snakebites can be deadly for dogs, but some simple precautions can save them

By Tom Davis/Field & Stream

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Why only half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

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The CDC says you probably won’t get COVID-19 from deliveries or pets

By Claire Maldarelli

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Oxford University’s timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine is shorter than previous estimates

By Kate Baggaley

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A new vaccine protects mice from another dangerous coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley

A syringe in a vaccine bottle

Scientists are experimenting with three kinds of COVID-19 vaccines

By Jean Peccoud/The Conversation

A lab with pipettes

A small coronavirus breakthrough could aid in the search for a vaccine

By Ian Christopher Davis/The Conversation

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You can get the flu twice in one year

By Lindzi Wessel

A U.S. service member gets a flu vaccination.

A warmer climate could make every season flu season

By Marlene Cimons

child getting a vaccine by her doctor

Can pro-vaccine bills save us from ourselves?

By Nicole Wetsman

Spreading the flu is putting researchers one step closer to a universal vaccine

Spreading the flu is putting researchers one step closer to a universal vaccine

By Nicole Wetsman

The measles vaccine can protect against more than just measles

The measles vaccine can protect against more than just measles

By Nicole Wetsman

Uninsured children are still less likely to get vaccinated

Uninsured children are still less likely to get vaccinated

By Nicole Wetsman

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The U.S. came within a needle’s width of losing its measles elimination status

By Sara Chodosh

Most people don’t know the true dangers of HPV

Most people don’t know the true dangers of HPV

The UK just lost its measles elimination status. We could be next.

The UK just lost its measles elimination status. We could be next.

By Rachel Feltman

Ebola hasn’t been cured yet, but two experimental drugs are showing significant progress

Ebola hasn’t been cured yet, but two experimental drugs are showing significant progress

By Nicole Wetsman