New research shows vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV that fills hospitals with wheezing babies each fall. Pfizer announced Tuesday that a large international study found vaccinating moms-to-be was nearly 82% effective at preventing severe cases of RSV in their babies’ most vulnerable first 90 days of life. “For a …
An electron micrograph of respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. New research shows that vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV that fills hospitals with wheezing babies each fall. Pfizer announced Tuesday that a large international study found that vaccinating moms-to-be was nearly 82% effective at preventing severe cases of RSV …
Research that journals rejected ended up helping to solve coronavirus puzzle When Wang Nianshuang first found a way to stabilize the shape-shifting spike protein of a coronavirus in 2016 the then postdoctoral researcher and his collaborators had a hard time finding a journal willing to publish the results. "Nianshuang has made an incredible impact on the race to develop COVID-19 …
