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Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute:
#covid #nasal #vaccine clinical trial in Phase 1 starting in 2026 in the #US , recruiting volunteers:

https://kpwashingtonresearch.org/index.php/news-and-events/recent-news/news-2026/researchers-begin-trial-nasal-spray-COVID-19-vaccine

https://redcap.kpwashingtonresearch.org/surveys/?s=FAY4C7CJ9K73F48E

Researchers begin trial of nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine

KPWHRI is inviting healthy adults to take part — volunteers do not need to be members of Kaiser Permanente.

CBC Edmonton 16h ago

Free COVID-19 shots return to Alberta pharmacies, for certain high-risk groups
Albertans at risk of severe illness can once again access publicly-funded COVID-19 shots through pharmacies.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/free-covid-19-vaccine-alberta-9.7151948?cmp=rss

CBC Calgary 19h ago

Giuseppe Michieli 23h ago

MF59-adjuvanted A/Astrakhan #influenza #vaccine induces cross-neutralizing #H5N1 #antibodies in #ferrets against circulating clade 2.3.4.4b viruses, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/04/mf59-adjuvanted-aastrakhan-influenza.html

MF59-adjuvanted A/Astrakhan #influenza #vaccine induces cross-neutralizing #H5N1 #antibodies in #ferrets against circulating clade 2.3.4.4b viruses

Ars Technica News 1d ago

After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel https://arstechni.ca/M3xs #robertfkennedyjr #anti-vaccine #vaccine #Health #ACIP #CDC

After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel

The charter renewal gives Kennedy broad authority to pick anyone for the panel.

Ars Technica

McDonald_69 1d ago

'Blind alleys are always opportunities': The scientist who developed the polio vaccine

On 12 April 1955, Dr Jonas Salk announced that his vaccine was safe and effective. It would go on to save countless lives – but he refused to profit from it. In 1982, Salk talked to the BBC about his breakthrough.

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260401-the-scientist-who-developed-the-polio-vaccine

#vaccine #polio #science

'Blind alleys are always opportunities': The scientist who developed the polio vaccine

On 12 April 1955, Dr Jonas Salk announced that his vaccine was safe and effective – but he refused to profit from it.

BBC

Maggie Fox 2d ago

#Covid #vaccine reduced risk kids would go to urgent care or ER by between about a third or 50% but only a very, very small percentage of children were getting the vaccine by the time of the study.

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