Why is it so hard to rewrite a genome?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00462-z

Synthetic biologists have the know-how and ambition to retool whole genomes. But the hidden complexity of biological systems continues to surprise them.

#biology #MolecularBiology #SyntheticBiology #GeneticEngineering #genomics #FunctionalGenomics #JCVI

So JVCI are now recommending that from now on, #Covid19 vaccines should be limited to those over 75, care home residents, and people who are immunosuppressed.

The government claims to be worried about the number of people not working because they're on long term sick leave, and yet they don't seem keen to take even the most basic precautions to keep us safe from a disease that can make us long-term sick.

Absolutely bonkers.

#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #JCVI

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-in-2025-and-spring-2026-jcvi-advice/jcvi-statement-on-covid-19-vaccination-in-2025-and-spring-2026

Why we should vaccinate all children against chickenpox, and why we haven’t so far
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/familyhealth/why-we-should-vaccinate-all-children-against-chickenpox-and-why-we-haven-t-so-far/ar-AA1jVmd8?cvid=ed715a55c7fe450bd14c3a4701f77b6a&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=4

#Chickenpox
#Varicella
#VaricellaVaccination
#ChickenpoxVaccination
#WHO
#EssentialMedicinesList
#JointCommitteeOnVaccinationAndImmunization
#JCVI
#Shingles

Professor Christina Pagel’s latest update on the UK’s entirely capable and resilient 2024 Covid vaccination planning:

“JCVI relies on bespoke modelling for its recommendations for booster rollout but the main model was coded in Python and they had to stop using it because the staff member that knew Python had left.”

#data #coding #JCVI

#JCVI statement on #COVID19 #vaccination in spring 2024 and considerations on future COVID-19 vaccination

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-spring-2024-and-future-vaccination-programmes-jcvi-advice-4-december-2023/jcvi-statement-on-covid-19-vaccination-in-spring-2024-and-considerations-on-future-covid-19-vaccination-4-december-2023

Doctors urge government to introduce ‘game changer’ vaccine to prevent babies admitted to hospitals | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/doctors-urge-government-introduce-game-changer-vaccine-prevent-babies-admitted

#Vaccines
#Babies
#Children
#RSV
#JCVI
#RCPCH
#OxfordVaccineGroup
#DepartmentForHealthAndSociaCare
#DeptForHealthAndSocialCare

Why is the UK proposing chickenpox vaccines and do we really need them? | Chickenpox | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/14/why-is-the-uk-proposing-chickenpox-vaccines-and-do-we-really-need-them

#Chickenpox
#Vaccines
#Shingles
#VaricellaVaccination
#NHS
#PrivatelyAvailableVaccines
#JCVI
#CDC