There is a lot to dig into in this monthly update! There are 7 new reports of data from clinical trials for…
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Covid-19 A Bumper Month for Trial Results of NextGen Covid Vaccines (Update 23)
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Covid-19 Strong Longterm Results – and a NextGen Anti-Vax Campaign (Covid Vax Update 22)
There’s a lot of big news in next generation Covid vaccine development this month, including clinical trial results for 2 vaccines. The…
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Science Communication What’s Wrong With How We Talk About Preprints?
“When you see the term ‘preprint’ in a scientific news article, what do you interpret it to mean?” That’s the key question…
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Covid-19 More Trial Results and More Pancoronavirus Vaccines (NextGen Covid Vax Update 21)
In this update there’s some news on the upcoming big trial in the US City of Hope/National Cancer Institute Covid vaccine for…
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Bias A Meta-Analyst View of Polling Averages and Alternatives
Polls haven’t been great at reflecting how electoral college votes will stack up in the last 2 US Presidential elections. In 2016…
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Covid-19 Mucosal Covid Vax Trials Kicking Into High Gear (Update 20)
Soon, tens of thousands volunteers will be needed for Covid vaccine trials in the US again. At least some of the “mini-efficacy&rdquo…
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History Some Context of What Came Before … Shyamala Gopalan Harris’ Scientist Life
Kamala Harris: “We cannot support and help our young people if we don’t also look at the context in which those young…
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Covid-19 Checking in on Pandemic Impact on Women in Science
Before the pandemic, less than 30% of the world’s STEM researchers were women. When the lockdowns started, it didn’t take long for…
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Covid-19 More Signs of Broad Protection From Next Generation Covid Vaccines (Update 19)
This month, there are some clinical results for a mucosal next generation Covid vaccine – the 30th mucosal vaccine on my list…
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Science Communication More Pandemic Research on Public Trust and Scientists
I’m glad researchers didn’t waste this chance to study public trust while attention to scientists was so intense – and especially since…
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Covid-19 A Mini-Surge of Clinical Trials and Advances for People with Immunosuppression (NextGen Covid Vax Update 18)
It’s been a slow month for reporting of results, but a big one for new trials and for potential improved vaccine boosters…
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Bias What a New Review Reveals About the Mask Effectiveness Debate
Last year I wrote that a day may come, when we have evidence about masks that’s so strong, so convincing, only the…