Vaccine

Army Gen. Gustave Perna testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday on his nomination to oversee the COVID-19 vaccine project. Chip Somodevilla/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Army Gen. Gustave Perna testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday on his nomination to oversee the…

When talking about Covid-19 vaccine development efforts during a press conference today at the Rose ... [+] Garden, U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned that "they've come up with the AIDS vaccine." There was one major problem with the statement. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Getty Images Today, at a press conference in the Rose Garden,…

The oral poliovirus vaccine has a proven track record, relatively affordable cost, easy administration method and widespread availability. Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration (photo credit: REUTERS/ DADO RUVIC) While scientists around the world race to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, some…

Scientists including a prominent University of Maryland virologist plan to test an old polio vaccine that they believe could provide temporary protection from COVID-19 as labs around the world work on specific coronavirus vaccines. The effort to find a coronavirus vaccine has moved at an unprecedented pace. But no vaccine is expected until some time…

(Reuters) - Five years ago, in an office complex with a giant sculpture of a mosquito just northwest of Phnom Penh, Jessica Manning struck on a novel idea. Rather than spend more years in what felt like a futile search for a malaria vaccine, she would take on all mosquito-borne pathogens at once. A giant…