When I was young, while I understood pandemics that kill millions could happen in theory, I really thought they were a thing…
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Covid-19 A Unique Pandemic Control TrialRead more
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Covid-19 Progress for “Universal” Vaccine & More NextGen Covid Vax News (Update No 38)Read more
This month, there are phase 2 results for a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine from Japan—and that vaccine’s developers have recently completed a phase…
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Black History Month Dr Catharine D. Lealtad (1895-1989): An Outspoken Life of Humanitarian ActionRead more
When Catharine Deaver Lealtad died at the age of 93, an obituary for her in the New York Times led a listing…
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Covid-19 Another Approval and More NextGen Covid Vax News (Update No 37)Read more
This month, Arcturus’ self-amplifying mRNA vaccine was approved for use in the UK. There were also new clinical trial results for another…
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Covid-19 Major Milestone for Pancoronavirus Vaccines and More (Next Generation Covid Vax Update No 36)Read more
This month, the first clinical trial for a pancoronavirus formulation of an existing Covid vaccine was registered. Although it’s just on the…
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Bias Science Populism, Medicine StyleRead more
I hadn’t been aware of the term science populism until a video about it did the rounds recently. It was a light-bulb…
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Covid-19 More Progress on Next Generation Covid Vaccines, and a Setback in the US (Update No 35)Read more
Last month’s update ran long, so this one covers less than a month – but there’s still a lot of news. There…
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Covid-19 A Bumper Update on Next Generation Covid Vaccines (No 34)Read more
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 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…