We are going to book our spring COVID vaccine and have been offered a choice. I don't know enough to know which one to get, any help would be appreciated (we live in England if that helps anyone with variant knowledge).
1. Spikevax JN.1 (Moderna)
2. Comirnaty KP.2 (Pfizer/BioNTech)
3. Comirnaty LP.8.1 30 (Pfizer/BioNTech)
#CovidVariant #covidvaccines #covidengland #springbooster #virology #virologist #covid #covid19
#OnThisDay #Helium was discovered (1868) by French #Astronomer Jules Janssen during a total solar eclipse in Guntur, India.
Birth Anniversary of French #Virologist Luc Montagnier (1932). He received #NobelPrize for discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (#HIV).
Happy Birthday #Actor Robert Redford (1936).
The new #Covid #variant NB.1.8.1 is driving infections in #Australia. A #virologist explains what you need to know.
The evidence so far suggests NB.1.8.1 may spread more easily and may partially sidestep #immunity from prior infections or #vaccination. These factors could explain its rise in sequencing data. #auspol #CovidIsNotOver
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/new-covid-variant-australia-nb181
#NEJM #Outbreaks #Update — #H5N1, https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2502267?query=TOC&cid=DM2392650_Non_Subscriber&bid=-1425531110
In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric #Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by veterinarian and #virologist Yoshihiro #Kawaoka to discuss avian influenza and its current impact on chickens, cows, cats, and humans.
Lovely Mastodon peeps! Do I know any virologists here?
(Or are there any who *don’t* know me yet, but would be up for chatting briefly? It’s background for a project, and I would be really grateful, and of course credit you.)
Thank you!
"“What I want to emphasize about this #vaccine strategy is that it is broad,” said UCR #virologist & paper author Rong Hai. “It is broadly applicable to any number of #viruses, broadly effective against any variant of a #virus, & safe for a broad spectrum of people. This could be the universal vaccine that we have been looking for.”
The new vaccine... relies on small, silencing RNA molecules"
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/04/15/vaccine-breakthrough-means-no-more-chasing-strains
#Health #Science #Vaccines #Vaccination #Flu #COVID #Covid19 #News #NoPaywall
Why Isn’t There a #Vaccine for the Common #Cold? A #Virologist Reveals the Hidden Reason
https://www.inverse.com/health/vaccine-common-cold-virologist-rhinoviruses
#OnThisDay #Helium was discovered (1868) by French #Astronomer Jules Janssen during a total solar eclipse in Guntur, India.
Birth Anniversary of French #Virologist Luc Montagnier (1932). He received #NobelPrize for discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (#HIV).
Happy Birthday #Actor Robert Redford (1936).
Hi again #Mastodon!
I joined the fediverse when a lot of my community had not migrated from the bird site, so could only partially reconstruct it here using automated tools. If I followed you there and don’t here, say hi and let’s reconnect!
For those who don’t know me, I am a #virologist by training with almost 20 years of experience as a #science #editor, a passion for #microbiology and all science really, #OpenScience #openaccess & people
Have a lovely day everyone
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