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The COVID pandemic harmed trust in childhood vaccines and public health. What that means for future outbreaks
So far this year, the U.S. has seen more measles cases than any entire year since 2019. Bird flu is raging through poultry and cattle, and a long-time critic of well-established vaccines is in charge ...
COVID-19 analysis shows that US investment in vaccine more than paid off
Five years ago, volunteers rolled up their sleeves in the first clinical trial of a vaccine against COVID-19, as the new ...
Q&A: Nobel Prize-winning researcher and BU grad discusses vaccine development, vaccine hesitancy, and preparing for another pandemic
Weissman was jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Katalin Karikó for discoveries which made COVID-19 vaccines possible.