Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates if a report of a patient with a serious side effect is linked to the shot. In a statement issued Tuesday evening, the company said its “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to...
COVID-19 Vaccine Participant: Expect a Lot of Data in 4 Weeks
Data is forthcoming, says one of the initial participants in a vaccine trial for COVID-19. Neal Browning just received his second, and final, vaccine shot. On March 16, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute gave the first injection of an investigational vaccine for the novel coronavirus to four volunteers participating...
NorCal Doctor: Not Everyone Needs COVID-19 Testing
"We almost don't need them for everybody," Dr. Roberta Luskin-Hawk says of COVID-19 tests. Her reasoning is explained below, but it also comes from a wealth of medical experience. She is an infectious disease specialist who worked with Dr. Anthony Fauci in Chicago during the AIDS epidemic. And she is the...