Further evidence supports controversial claim that SARS-CoV-2 genes can integrate with human DNA
After being challenged, research team provides more data to back its controversial hypothesis but the relevance to human health is unclear
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‘There are so many hurdles.’ Indian scientists plead with government to unlock COVID-19 data
Open letter asks for better access to genomic and epidemiological databases -
What’s the future of vaccines linked to rare clotting disorders? Science breaks down the latest
Worries about AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines may slow plan to immunize the world -
Is Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine safe? Brazil’s veto of Sputnik V sparks lawsuit threat and confusion
Agency declines import permit, claiming crippled adenovirus that serves as vaccine is active in second doses -
Scientists scour the Amazon for pathogens that could spark the next pandemic
Tropical rainforests, with their staggering biodiversity, are a likely cradle of dangerous new infections -
Get your coronavirus test, join the party: Experimental mass events in the Netherlands draw fire
Critics question protocols and ethics of parties, concerts, and sports events that rely on testing to keep people safe -
COVID-19 vaccines may protect many, but not all, people with suppressed immune systems
Organ transplant recipients appear less protected, but people with autoimmune disease and cancer can have a strong immune response -
COVID-19 ‘brain fog’ inspires search for causes and treatments
Disentangling the roots of survivors’ cognitive deficits is no easy task -
Florida private school threatens jobs of teachers who seek COVID-19 vaccines
Letters to parents and staff echo unsupported claims that vaccinated people may be “transmitting something” to others that cause health problems -
Malaria vaccine has striking early success after decades of disappointment
But observers await repeat of 77% efficacy in larger African phase 3 trial of Oxford vaccine -
No excess mutations in the children of Chernobyl survivors, new study finds
DNA study resolves major medical uncertainty -
Clear link emerges between COVID-19 and pregnancy complications
New study bolsters the case for vaccinating pregnant women -
Do preservative and stray proteins cause rare COVID-19 vaccine side effect?
Research team further details hypothesis for dangerous clotting cascade after analyzing contents of AstraZeneca’s vaccine -
Shoulder injuries to remain eligible for vaccine fund payouts under Biden administration
HHS reverses Trump administration’s effort to strip most common vaccine injury claim -
Here’s how scientists are designing vaccines that can ditch the fridge
New formulations to avoid cold storage could help vaccines beat the heat -
Vaccines that can protect against many coronaviruses could prevent another pandemic
Approaches include tailored nanoparticles, chimeric proteins, virus cocktails
