Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to recommend a formula for COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025-2026 season. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images The companies that make COVID-19 vaccines should update the shots […]
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The Food and Drug Administration is taking a new approach to evaluating and approving COVID vaccines. Deb Cohn-Orbach/Universal Images Group Editorial/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Deb Cohn-Orbach/Universal Images Group Editorial/Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration is taking a
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KJ Muldoon, who was born at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in August, reaches out to the doctors after being treated for a rare genetic disorder using CRISPR technology. CHLOE DAWSON/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia hide caption toggle caption CHLOE DAWSON/Children’s Hospital
A universal vaccine against flu wouldn’t have to be updated to match seasonal changes in circulating strains. Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Science Photo Library/Getty Images Vaccine experts are perplexed by a project the Trump administration has
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Scientists who research vaccine hesitancy and uptake are seeing their federal funding cut, under a Trump administration move. It’s part of a swathe of cuts to ongoing research funded by NIH. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, continues to mutate. Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS/CDC hide caption toggle caption Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS/CDC When the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, many scientists thought it would
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The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to terminate dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and issues related to the LGBTQ community. The NIH is also gathering information about grants that involve the
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Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the virus continues to spread around the globe as the virus continues to evolve. Scientists say that’s likely to continue indefinitely, as the virus finds new ways to evade the human immune system.
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University professor, is President Trump’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health. Taylor Hill/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Taylor Hill/Getty Images Stanford University health researcher Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who is poised to take
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A woolly mouse, a breed created by scientists using genetic engineering. The development is a first step toward reviving a version of the extinct woolly mammoth. Colossal Biosciences hide caption toggle caption Colossal Biosciences Scientists have genetically engineered mice with
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