May 27th 2025
RFK Jr. stated he "couldn't be more pleased" to announce that COVID-19 vaccination among healthy children and pregnant women has been removed from CDC's immunization schedule.
STI diagnoses have increased in Europe despite social and physical distancing measures
November 5th 2020New research suggests that, despite COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including gonorrhea, secondary syphilis and mycoplasma genitalium have increased.
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NIH RADx initiative advances new COVID-19 testing technologies
October 6th 2020In collaboration with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a third round of contract awards for scale-up and manufacturing of new COVID-19 testing technologies.
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Mental health support is critical during pandemic
October 6th 2020The very measures used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 increase the risk of depression and suicidal thoughts: economic stress, social isolation, decreased access to community, barriers to mental health treatment, and illness.
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Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate enters phase 3 trial
September 24th 2020The investigational vaccine produced positive interim results in the company’s 1/2a clinical study, which showed that the safety profile and immunogenicity after a single vaccination were supportive of further development.
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