medical research
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Scientists Win Nobel Prize for mRNA Breakthrough Used to Create COVID-19 Vaccine
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to two scientists whose vaccine breakthrough contributed to developing the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Professor Katalin Karikó and Professor Drew Weissman received the honour on Monday for their “groundbreaking findings” in a paper that went largely unnoticed until the COVID-19 pandemic grew rampant in 2020. When Karikó…
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Many Severe COVID-19 Survivors Go on to Die Within a Year, Study Finds
New research this week finds that people hospitalized with severe COVID-19 often pay a heavy price afterward. The study concluded that these survivors were more than twice as likely to die in the subsequent 12 months compared to people who had tested negative for the virus. This relatively increased risk of death was even higher…
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine for Kids Age 5 to 11 in The U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now authorised the first covid-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11. The authorization will cover the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine, though the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention will have to give their blessing next week before the vaccine can be widely available.
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FDA OKs Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Boosters in the U.S., And for People to Mix and Match
On Wednesday night, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration officially authorised the use of boosters for eligible people vaccinated against covid-19 with either the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine. They’ve also given their blessing for people to mix and match different types of vaccines for their booster — a likely welcome decision for the…