COVID-19 - August 24, 2022
Promising results from new generation of corona vaccine
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet are developing a coronavirus vaccine designed to be less sensitive to mutations and equipped for future strains. The vaccine showed promising results in mice in a newly published study in EMBO Molecular Medicine, and the researchers now hope to be able to take it to safety studies on humans. “This is […]
COVID-19 - June 29, 2022
Nordic COVID-19 studies provide new insight
Two ongoing research studies funded by NordForsk are providing new knowledge about COVID-19 related to pregnancy and mental health. The Nordic countries have similar welfare systems, access to high-quality health data, and publicly funded health services. Together with citizens’ trust in research, this all represents a particular strength in this context, describes NordForsk. Five collaborative […]
COVID-19 - June 21, 2022
Bavarian Nordic provides update on its COVID-19 booster vaccine candidate
Bavarian Nordic has provided an update on the Phase 3 development of ABNCoV2, a VLP-based, non-adjuvanted COVID-19 booster vaccine candidate. The upcoming Phase 3 trial has been redesigned to include a licensed mRNA-based vaccine (Comirnaty) in the comparator arm of the study, to potentially support the primary objective of the study and demonstrate that the […]
COVID-19 - May 16, 2022
New findings on the benefits of mRNA booster vaccines in developing countries
New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that a booster shot of mRNA vaccine to individuals who have received two doses of inactivated vaccine offers the same level of protection against COVID-19 as three doses of mRNA vaccine. “Our results indicate that one booster shot of an mRNA vaccine, as a complement to the cheaper but […]
COVID-19 - May 11, 2022
Increased risk of blood clots long after COVID-19
Several months after COVID-19, one is still at an increased risk of blood clot and bleeding, shows research from Umeå University. The researchers analyzed all COVID-19 cases in Sweden from the start of the pandemic until May last year. “The results underline the importance of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 but also of healthcare providers identifying […]
COVID-19 - April 21, 2022
Air pollution linked to higher risk of COVID-19 in young adults
Residential exposure to ambient air pollutants is linked to an elevated risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, an observational study of young adults in Stockholm, Sweden shows. The study was conducted by researchers from Karolinska Institutet. They examined the link between estimated exposure to air pollutants at home addresses and positive PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 in young […]
