Month: October 2021

Gates Pledges $120M to Get COVID-19 Pill to Low-Income Countries

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing up to $120 million to facilitate access to Merck’s COVID-19 treatment pill molnupiravir in low-income countries around the world once it is approved for emergency-use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug … Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a […]

Published on October 20, 2021

FDA OKs Mixing COVID Vaccines and Backs Moderna, J&J Boosters

U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Food and Drug Administration’s… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on October 20, 2021

Breakthrough COVID Infections Are Less Transmissible: Here’s Why

Promising new research finds that people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are less likely to spread the virus even if they become infected. Evidence suggests that COVID-19 vaccines render the virus less transmissible and infectious by enveloping the pathogen with… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder […]

Published on October 20, 2021