Where did COVID-19 come from?
As the U.S. marks one year since its first case, questions remain about the origin of the coronavirus that causes the disease. The answers matter. Click here to know more
Johnson & Johnson Applies For Emergency Use Authorization For COVID-19 Vaccine
A third coronavirus vaccine candidate has requested emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Johnson & Johnson submitted its application Thursday for the company's single-dose inoculation. In a statement released Thursday, the company said if [...]
Love thy neighbour? Allocating vaccines in a world of competing obligations
Although a safe, effective, and licensed coronavirus vaccine does not yet exist, there is already controversy over how it ought to be allocated. Justice is clearly at stake, but it is unclear what justice requires [...]
Unsafe resistance against vaccines
The United States is awash in COVID-19: Nearly 15 million people are infected and more than 281,000 are dead. COVID-19 has now become America's leading cause of death. So the arrival of effective vaccines ought [...]
Emergency Approval Of First COVID-19 Vaccine Could Complicate Search For The Best One
It takes a lot of paperwork to be a human test subject. COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteer Christian Ramers filled out multiple forms before his pen ran dry. He agreed to allowing his blood to be [...]
This Is Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Is Going to Take Longer Than You Think
If you believe the hype, a COVID-19 vaccine is just weeks away. Experts say widespread vaccination could help bring the deadly pandemic to its knees, so let's hope a safe, effective vaccine emerges from clinical [...]
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U.S pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech said their coronavirus vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 among those without evidence of prior infection, according to data published Monday from their [...]
U.S. Sets New Record; AstraZeneca Vax Delay; Autopsy Study Sheds Light
As of 8:00 a.m. ET Thursday, the unofficial U.S. tally stood at 9,488,875 cases and 233,734 deaths -- up by 103,369 (another new record) and 1,096, respectively, in the past 24 hours. Click here [...]
Deliberately injecting volunteers with COVID to test vaccines ‘faster than large-scale trials’: Bioethics professor
New York University bioethics professor Dr. Arthur Caplan says human challenge studies whereby researchers inject volunteers with COVID-19 and then test the efficiency of vaccines, yields faster and more reliable data than large, traditional vaccine [...]
Let’s Not Get Too Excited About Having a Vaccine Really Soon
Arthur L. Caplan, PhD Director, Division of Medical Ethics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY discusses the known COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and distribution considerations and the unknown timeline for public access. Click [...]