You searched for vaccines

42 results

COVID-19: vaccines and therapeutics

…or influenza – where those vaccines are protein subunits. And below that are the genetic vaccines I was mentioning, which can be either in the form of DNA or RNA. And then there are viral vector vaccines, which are usually very harmless, maybe a cold-type virus, which is called an adenovirus. And the genes of…

Quotes from Experts

COVID-19 vaccine developments

…vaccines directly from the virus’s genetic sequence. Preliminary data from both vaccines are incredibly exciting. It is important to learn how long both vaccines protect against COVID-19—will it be months, years, or decades? The similar performance of both vaccines means that we now know that the region of the virus they target is good; this…

Media Briefings

COVID-19 vaccines: regulation, allocation, & hesitancy

…engender trust in COVID-19 vaccines? How do we know vaccines using viral genetic material, mRNA, are safe? Can the vaccine lead to autoimmune problems? Are there plans to track nationally who has received a COVID-19 vaccine? For the two-dose vaccine: Do we know whether people who don’t come back for the second dose are protected…

Experts on Camera

Dr. Yvonne Maldonado: COVID vaccines for children

…And finally, people are going to have questions, and that’s really important and natural to have. And so we would like families to talk to their pediatric caregivers, to ask them questions. Pediatricians are fully behind these vaccines and are eager to answer questions for families who have them about giving these vaccines because we…

Media Briefings

Personal and social drivers of vaccine hesitancy

…leaders about their vaccine attitudes, and it turns out that they represent the general population. They – some of them are hesitant to get vaccines. Some of them are very pro-vaccine. And they – while they are willing potentially to talk about vaccines, a lot of them don’t necessarily know a lot about vaccines. And…

Quotes from Experts

COVID-19 vaccines for adolescents and children

…individuals were being planned and set up while the adult trials were ongoing, giving us the best ability to test the vaccines as efficiently as possible.” (Posted May 11, 2021) “Vaccines and other investigational products are always evaluated first in adults, because children are considered to be a special and more vulnerable group. Safety must…

Quick Facts

Vaccine basics

Vaccines in general: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains a list of all the vaccines currently approved for use in the United States. In addition to routine childhood vaccines, this includes vaccines given exclusively to adults, such as the shingles vaccine, as well as some that are typically given after exposure…

Quick Facts

Vaccine safety

Quick Facts

Vaccine successes and current uses

What are you looking for?

Popular Searches

COVID-19: vaccines and therapeutics

COVID-19 vaccine developments

COVID-19 vaccines: regulation, allocation, & hesitancy

Dr. Yvonne Maldonado: COVID vaccines for children

Personal and social drivers of vaccine hesitancy

COVID-19 vaccines for adolescents and children

Vaccine basics

Vaccine safety

Vaccine successes and current uses