Not all vaccines are created equal
Some (like MMRV) actually do stop transmission - and do so for decades/life
Other vaccines have weak if any protection against transmission and are shorter lived
It has much more to do with the virus and how it replicates than the vaccine..
Full article: medscape.com/viewarticle/fr…
In a challenge test with hamsters, SARS-CoV-2 virus was not detected in nasal swabs of the vaccinated hamsters
Published today📣
Our nasal booster in the "Prime & Spike" vaccine works without adjuvants (which are needed to induce adaptive immunity but also cause inflammation). @Kwon_Dongil@tianyangmao@BenIsraelow et al. asked how this is possible. (1/)
nature.com/articles/s4159…
Just out @Nature
Nasal vaccines for respiratory infections
Best review I've seen on this important topic and a big unmet need
nature.com/articles/s4158…
endpts.com/vaccine-biotec…
"...directed to stop their work for Project NextGen, a BARDA-funded initiative that was set to support planned 10,000-person Phase 2b trials testing their novel vaccines against currently approved vaccines"
The need for better pandemic prevention & response is only growing. If your country just lost support for vaccine readiness, let's talk 🤙
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AI Reasoning Virtual Shootout, Humans vs AI
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Lots of biosecurity considerations having to do with AI. We'll be in attendance at the AI Safety Salon this Friday to talk about it, and bring evolutionary bio. perspective to the AI safety/alignment discussion.
Lots of biosecurity considerations having to do with AI. We'll be in attendance at the AI Safety Salon this Friday to talk about it, and bring evolutionary bio. perspective to the AI safety/alignment discussion.
It's going to be a fascinating evening!
Hope you'll join us at the Microsoft NERD Center in Boston this Friday (Nov 22) for the AI Safety Salon with @steveom, @PrestonWEstep, @HoekstraTweets and others from Mind First.
Free to attend, but RSVP required: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
It's going to be a fascinating evening!
Hope you'll join us at the Microsoft NERD Center in Boston this Friday (Nov 22) for the AI Safety Salon with @steveom, @PrestonWEstep, @HoekstraTweets and others from Mind First.
Free to attend, but RSVP required: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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