This was always going to be a big month, with results from clinical trials of 2 vaccines, as well as 3 new…
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Covid-19 A Bumper Update on Next Generation Covid Vaccines (No 34)Read more
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Science Communication A Mastodon Migration From Bluesky Would Be DifferentRead more
The Mastodon migration from Twitter in 2022 was massive for the non-commercial community network: The number of accounts swelled with more than…
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Covid-19 A Big Month for Progress on Mucosal Covid Vaccination (NextGen Vax Update 33)Read more
It was a bumper month for mucosal Covid vaccines. There were some phase 1 results for an intranasal vaccine from China: It’s…
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Science Communication Wikipedia Is Vital: Channeling Energy Into Micro-Edits Is a Win-Win-WinRead more
Wikipedia is, “without exaggeration, the digital world’s factual foundation,” wrote Josh Dzieza recently. It’s a target because of that, squarely in the…
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Covid-19 More New Covid Vaccine Candidates, Trials, and Preclinical Studies (NextGen Update 32)Read more
This month, there was unexpected Project NextGen news: A new phase 1 clinical trial started, for an exosome vaccine. There was also…
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History Equity in First Nations Census Data: A Tribute to Edna Paisano (1948-2014)Read more
With the US federal workforce, equity and inclusiveness, and government statistics all under assault, it’s timely to consider the effort it took…
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Science Communication Six Months Later: What Their Response on ME/CFS Tells Us About the Cochrane CollaborationRead more
Six months ago, I wrote a post called “When journal, scientific society, and community values clash.” I recounted the tale of the…
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Covid-19 More Clinical Trial Results for Mucosal Covid Vaccines (NextGen Vax Update 31)Read more
After a slow news month for mucosal vaccines in June, this month they take center stage again, with reports for phase 1…
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Covid-19 A Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Pushing Forward (NextGen Covid Vax Update 30)Read more
A big first this month for next generation coronavirus vaccine. The first clinical trials for a US-developed pancoronavirus vaccine have been under…
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Covid-19 Digging Into the Evidence on Covid Vaccines in PregnancyRead more
Decision-making about drugs in pregnancy can be very difficult. Our illogical aversion to clinical trials in pregnancy means people making particularly complex…
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Covid-19 Intranasal Vaccine Trial Results and More on Preventing Covid Infection (NextGen Vax Update 29)Read more
This month, there are the first clinical trial results from an intranasal DNA vaccine, with some signs that it might protect against…
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Science Communication Germany’s Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety NetRead more
A few months ago, I wrote about reasons to be concerned about the reliability of PubMed under the new regime at the…