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Vaccines

This is a collection of our articles about vaccines, full of real facts (and clear explanations) from scientists. We cover how vaccines are developed, why immunization is important, and where vaccine ingredients come from. Wondering about different COVID-19 vaccines? How vaccines work? You're in the right place.

When can kids get the COVID-19 vaccine? A pediatrician answers parent questions

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Hang in there, parents – vaccines for children are in the works

James B. Wood, Indiana University School of Medicine

A decoy may be the key to developing a vaccine against a deadly bioweapon

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Amanda Rossillo, Duke University

Immunocompromised people must be a priority in the COVID-19 vaccination effort

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Francesco Zangari, University of Toronto

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The Moderna mRNA vaccine works against newly emerged COVID-19 mutants

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Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor

How good are the COVID-19 vaccines?

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Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

How the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed determines how the pandemic will end

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Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

Empathy is key to overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

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Shelby Bradford, West Virginia University

How is the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine delivered to cells?

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Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor

Why do the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines need to be kept so cold?

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Joshua Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

How should a COVID-19 vaccine be distributed?

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With Pfizer and Moderna vaccines proving effective, how should a population get vaccinated?

Jill Neimark, Science Journalism

How does Pfizer’s "90% effective" COVID-19 vaccine work?

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Brittney G. Borowiec, Wilfrid Laurier University

A virus-like COVID-19 vaccine is being grown in tobacco plants

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Hayley McKay , University of Toronto

Don't bank on herd immunity to save us from COVID-19

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Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

A new malaria vaccine made from the rodent malaria parasite is effective in humans

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Rita Ponce, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal

What are the advantages of an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19?

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Joshua Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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T cells could be the key in developing an effective COVID-19 vaccine

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Paige E Pistono, UC Berkeley

Immune cells like to double up for stronger infection fighting power

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Sruthi Sanjeev Balakrishnan, National Centre for Biological Sciences

Vaccine-laced snacks are being scattered in the wilderness to protect wildlife from rabies

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Alice Theibault, Rochester Institute of Technology

Next time you see a splashy science story, think: was that study done in humans or mice?

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Carina Seah, University of Southern California

Saliva is just what we needed to create a new malaria vaccine

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Hannah Thomasy, University of Washington

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Humanity's viral stowaway is now a defense against our greatest diseases

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Joshua Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Haven't heard of RNA therapy yet? You will

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Joshua Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Can scientists learn from the stock market to eradicate HIV?

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Kasra Zarei, University of Iowa

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