Animal studies are essential for advancing medicine and science. This includes the current global quest for treatments and a vaccine to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are recent news stories that feature the role of animals in this important work.
September 23, 2021
NBC: A daily pill to treat Covid could be just months away, scientists say
September 22, 2021
BioSpace: Llama Nanobodies May be Missing Link in COVID-19 Therapeutics
Express: Covid breakthrough as LLAMA antibodies have ‘significant potential’ to eliminate virus
September 21, 2021
News Medical: New cell-free antibody generation platform successfully creates neutralizing antibodies effective against SARS-CoV-2
September 15, 2021
The Hill: No-fridge coronavirus vaccine looks promising: study
September 14, 2021
Medical News Today: Experimental COVID-19 vaccine may offer hope to low income countries
September 13, 2021
Independent Record: UM hantavirus study has COVID implications
News Medical: Age-related differences in immune dynamics in rhesus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2
September 11, 2021
Cyprus Mail: Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against Covid, study shows
September 10, 2021
Yahoo News: mRNA cancer therapy now in human trials after shrinking mouse tumours
Connexion France: Promising results in animal tests of French Covid nasal spray vaccine
News Medical:Virus-like nanoparticle vaccine effective against SARS-CoV-2 in animal model
KHOU- TV: COVID vaccine technology used against cancer?
USA Today: Fact check – The COVID-19 vaccines all passed animal studies
September 9, 2021
Ophthalmology Times: Nonhuman primate research demonstrates lasting immunity and protection from COVID-19 by single-shot, room-temperature, stable vaccine
IFL Science: BioNTech mRNA Cancer Treatment Moved To Human Trials After Huge Success In Mice
Technology Networks: Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Protects Animals Against COVID-19
September 8, 2021
Technology Networks: Researchers Study Animals to Develop Nanobodies and Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2
September 7, 2021
News Medical: Highly neutralizing human convalescent plasma reduces lung inflammation in SARS-CoV-2-infected macaques
The Weather Channel: US Researchers Identify Enzyme Responsible for Severe COVID-19 in Diabetes Patients
September 2, 2021
Yale News: In the immune arsenal, antibodies offer best long-term hope against COVID
September 1, 2021
News Medical: Study shows bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine can protect mice against lethal SARS-CoV-2 challenge
Reuters: Pfizer, Merck launch new trials of oral COVID-19 drugs
August 31, 2021
Reuters: Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against coronavirus, study shows
August 30, 2021
Biomedical Primate Research Centre: Researchers study long-term activation of the immune system after mild COVID-19 in monkeys
August 25, 2021
Nature: Animal studies help answer important questions about COVID vaccines and blood clots
SciTech Daily: Time-Restricted Eating Has Important Health Benefits – Even With Infectious Diseases Such As COVID-19
August 24, 2021
Fierce Biotech: The link between COVID-19, rattlesnake venom and a killer enzyme inspires treatment target
Medical Express: Mouse research helps explain why short-lived COVID-19 lung infections lead to long-lasting lung damage
August 23, 2021
Illinois News Today: Animal research allows scientists to capture on camera the progression of the COVID-19 virus
HealthDay: Following research in animals, study Gives Hope for ‘Dream’ Vaccine Against All COVID Variants
August 18, 2021
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: The Important Role of Animal Research in mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Medical Express: Version 2.0’ of COVID-19 vaccine quickly kicks immune system into high gear
Technology Networks: Developing Better Intranasal Vaccines for COVID-19 and Flu
Yahoo: With fluvoxamine, doctors find an old drug that may actually work against COVID-19
August 17, 2021
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis: Antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination effective against delta variant
August 16, 2021
Nasdaq: GSK, CureVac’s next-gen COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in monkey trial
August 12, 2021
Northeastern University: Could there be an even more effective COVID-19 vaccine? This professor thinks so
August 11, 2021
ScienceDaily: Understanding lung damage in patients with COVID-19
August 10, 2021
News Medical: SARS-CoV-2 variants and their ability to infect mice
Outstanding Pharma: UIC studying IV drug as potential COVID-19 treatment
STAT News: Scientists debate potential benefits of intranasal Covid-19 vaccines
News Medical: Study shows efficacy of gamma irradiation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate in mouse model
August 5, 2021
Tulane University: Tulane researchers design nanotechnology blood test to find hidden COVID-19 infections
July 29, 2021
GeekWire: ‘We’ve been instrumental’: How Seattle became a hub for COVID-19 vaccine research
July 20, 2021
News Medical: Yeast expressed, RBD-based vaccine provides robust immune responses against SARS-CoV-2
July 19, 2021
New Atlas: New heat-tolerant COVID-19 vaccine readies for human trials
July 15, 2021
Nature: The US is boosting funding for research monkeys in the wake of COVID
July 13, 2021
University of Pennsylvania: The long view on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy
HealthDay: Inhaled COVID Vaccine Shows Promise in Animal Trials
Yahoo News: Inhaled COVID-19 vaccine: Highly promising in animal study
SciTech Daily: Virologists Demonstrate Successful Treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the Virus That Causes COVID-19
July 12, 2021
News Medical: mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine CV07050101 demonstrates limited immunogenicity in non-human primates
The Hill: New one-dose COVID-19 vaccine that can be inhaled tested in animals
July 11, 2021
New Atlas: Several inhalable COVID-19 vaccines move to human trials
July 9, 2021
Fox News: Inhaled COVID-19 vaccine successful in animal study
July 8, 2021
Drug Target Review: Metabolic pathway could potentially enhance vaccine effectiveness
FierceBiotech: New insights into how stem cells shield against RNA viruses could boost COVID-19 R&D
July 6, 2021
University of Pennsylvania: New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster
June 29, 2021
The Scientist: The Quest for a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine
France 24: Could your face mask detect Covid? – France 24
Chemical & Engineering News: The antivirals that weren’t: drug repurposing for COVID-19 produced misleading results
SciTech Daily: “Nanodecoys” – Made From Human Lung Spheroid Cells – Bind and Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Virus
June 25, 2021
Science Times: COVID-19 Virus Being Copied and Trapped, ‘Nanodecoy’ Cells Produced by Human Lungs
June 24, 2021
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis: Virus that causes COVID-19 can find alternate route to infect cells
June 23, 2021
News Medical: Study finds no evidence for remdesivir’s benefit in severe COVID-19 patients
Howard Hughes Medical Institute: ‘Universal Vaccine’ Could Protect Against Future Coronaviruses
Economic Times: New universal coronavirus vaccine may help prevent future pandemics
Drug Target Review: Novel vaccine against coronaviruses protects mice from infection
June 22, 2021
GenEng News: SARS-CoV-2 Variants May Succumb to Multivalent Nanobodies
WRAL Technology Wire: UNC researchers develop potential universal coronavirus vaccine
Channel New Asia: Dual-antibody drugs effective against COVID-19 variants in animal study
June 21, 2021
News Medical: Researchers identify four substances that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in cells
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis: COVID-19 dual-antibody therapies effective against variants in animal study
Indian Express: New research: Moderna vaccine elicits immune response in infant model
June 18, 2021
Medical Express: Vaccination, previous infection, protect against SARS-CoV-2 gamma variant in animal model
June 17, 2021
News Medical: Mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 and simian adenovirus vector advance COVID-19 vaccine research
Drug Target Review: Stem cells may be key for new vaccines against COVID-19
News 18: Covid-19 May Reactivate Dormant Tuberculosis in Patients, Finds Study
June 16, 2021
The Hill: Regeneron antibody cocktail cut COVID-19 deaths in some cases: research
News Medical: Increased viral replication and shedding in nonhuman primates carrying SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant
June 15, 2021
News Medical: Could urine tests predict kidney injury and mortality in COVID-19?
Cornell University: Two COVID-19 Vaccines Show Safety, Strong Immunity in Infant Model
National Institutes of Health: Could a Nasal Spray of Designer Antibodies Help to Beat COVID-19?
June 14, 2021
GenEng News: Novavax Plans FDA Filing for COVID-19 Vaccine after Positive Efficacy Data
June 13, 2021
New York Times: Moderna, AstraZeneca … or Both? A Mixed Covid Vaccine Approach
June 11, 2021
University of Massachusetts Medical School: UMMS research identifies potential antiviral compound for COVID-19, flu, other viral infection
June 10, 2021
ScienceDaily: Common diabetes drug shows promise as treatment for COVID-19 lung inflammation
News Medical: Could the COVID-19 vaccination rollout protect against future coronavirus outbreaks?
June 9, 2021
The Week: Nasal spray antibody treatment shows promise against COVID-19, variants in mouse study
Drug Target Review: Senolytic drugs reduce COVID-19 symptoms in mice, study shows
GenEng News: COVID-19’s Toll on the Elderly May Be Halted by Targeting Cell Senescence
Scientific American: A ‘Universal’ Coronavirus Vaccine To Prevent the Next Pandemic
Medical Express: Common diabetes drug shows promise as treatment for COVID-19 lung inflammation
June 8, 2021
ScienceDaily: Preclinical study suggests new approach to reduce COVID-19 death among the elderly
June 7, 2021
Fierce Biotech: Could a breast cancer candidate treat COVID-19? Polyphor’s drug shows dual action in early studies
News Medical: The great promise of antiviral peptides against SARS-CoV-2
KFGO: New antibody drug shows promise in mouse study; vaping may increase lung vulnerability to virus
June 3, 2021
GenEng News: COVID-19 Antiviral Candidate Hobbles RNA Replicase
National Institutes of Health: NIH researchers identify potential new antiviral drug for COVID-19
June 2, 2021
6ABC.com: mRNA: Technology used to make Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines tested to treat HIV, cancer, more
News Medical: New vaccine candidate with RBD and N protein targets protects against SARS-CoV-2 in preclinical trials
June 1, 2021
National Institutes of Health: NIH launches clinical trial of universal influenza vaccine candidate
WBUR: Next Generation RNA Technology Could Unlock Treatments For Chronic Conditions
News Medical: Antibody cocktail effectively inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in the rhesus macaque model
Reuters: Fact Check-COVID-19 vaccines did not skip animal trials because of animal deaths
chapelboro.com: Duke Researchers: Vaccine in Development Has Potential To Prevent Future Pandemics
CNN: Messenger RNA vaccines: Now proven against coronavirus, the technology can do so much more
Seattle Times: Who really needs coronavirus herd immunity? People with weakened immune systems
May 31, 2021
Vox: Map: Where the next coronavirus could jump from bats to people
May 29, 2021
Buffalo News: Another Voice: Animal research made Covid vaccines possible
May 27, 2021
News Medical: Nanobody inhalation found to be effective against COVID-19 in hamsters
May 26, 2021
Interesting Engineering; Scientists Cured the Coronavirus With Inhalable Nanobodies
Fierce Biotech: Pitt’s inhalable ‘nanobody’ fights off COVID-19 in hamsters at ultralow doses
Next Pittsburgh: Nasal spray gives Pitt researchers a promising new weapon to fight Covid
Drug Target Review: SARS-CoV-2 RNA analysis reveals potential treatment targets
May 25, 2021
News Medical: New study may pave way for novel therapeutic strategies for COVID-19
News Medical: Next-generation SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine candidate elicits powerful immunity in preclinical trial
WNCT: Cancer drug could protect against future SARS-CoV-2 illness, study finds
Drug Target Review: GRP78 molecular chaperone revealed as drug target for COVID-19
May 24, 2021
Live Science: Scientists develop a universal coronavirus vaccine that’s highly effective in monkeys
May 21, 2021
News Medical: Researchers define immune determinants of protection against SARS-CoV-2 in mice
May 20, 2021
USA Today: Fact check: Pfizer, Moderna, J&J tested COVID-19 vaccines on animals
PolitiFact: University of Miami researchers looked at effects of COVID-19, not vaccines
Science: Two more coronaviruses can infect people, studies suggest
May 19, 2021
Pharmacy Times: Understanding How COVID-19 Virus Binds to Human Cells Offers ‘Key’ to Vaccine Development
May 18, 2021
Vice: Scientists Have Found A Way To Remove COVID-19 From Mice’s Lungs
The Conversation: Have Australian researchers developed an effective COVID-19 treatment? Potentially, but we need to wait for human trials
May 17, 2021
FierceBiotech: Prepping the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments
News Medical: A SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody with extensive spike binding coverage
10 News: San Diego’s Inovio makes progress on universal COVID-19 vaccine
Duke University: Researchers Discuss New Vaccine That Could Prevent Future Pandemics
May 16, 2021
News Medical: Enhanced version of CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine could help address supply shortages
May 15, 2021
Complex: Study Suggests Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines May Help Prevent Other Pandemics
May 12, 2021
AVMA: Study results suggest lab mice susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 variants
WYVY-TV: Nasal vaccine yields promising results in mice
Newsweek: A ‘Universal Vaccine’ May Soon Protect Against All Coronaviruses, Including the Common Cold
The Week: New vaccine blocks novel coronavirus, variants in animal study
May 11, 2021
Medpage Today: Nasal Vaccines for COVID-19?
Nature: Mice with severe COVID symptoms could speed vaccine effort
WBRC: Nasal vaccine yields promising results in mice
Grand Forks Herald: Medical research, after COVID-19 success, enjoys its star turn
News Medical: Researchers design compounds that prevent SARS-CoV-2 entry in human lung cells
News Medical: The “key” to vaccine development depends on virus’ binding to human cells
Medical Express: Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows sterilizing immunity in preclinical tests
May 10, 2021
ABC11 Raleigh-Durham: Duke doctors develop new pan coronavirus vaccine, which shows promising results in blocking COVID variants in animals
The University of Alabama at Birmingham: Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows sterilizing immunity in preclinical tests
News Medical: Preclinical study finds sex differences in neurological response to SARS-CoV-2 infection
CBS 17: Potential new vaccine developed by Duke protects monkeys, mice from COVID-19, variants
May 6, 2021
Chicago Maroon: UChicago Researchers Develop Novel “Nanotrap” COVID-19 Treatment
Science Times: Moderna COVID-19 Booster: Effective Protection Against New Variants, Early Clinical Trial Shows
News Medical: Researchers develop a multivalent vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza
Technology Review: Why mixing vaccines could help boost immunity
May 5, 2021
News Medical: Pan-COVID-19 vaccine protects mice against SARS-CoV-2 variants
The New York Times: This New Covid Vaccine Could Bring Hope to the Unvaccinated World
May 4, 2021
Forbes: These Companies Are Working On Covid Vaccines That Could Stop The Next Pandemic
University of Texas: Our Immune Systems Blanket the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein with Antibodies
Medical News Today: Could a nanobody ‘cocktail’ block SARS-CoV-2?
News Medical: What happens in the first few days of SARS-CoV-2 infection?
May 3, 2021
News Medical:Vaccine candidate targeting SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein elicits protective immune response in animal model
News Medical: Hopeaphenol inhibits entry of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern into cells
News Medical: Study reveals new broadly neutralizing and protective antibody against coronaviruses
May 2, 2021
News Medical: Live “attenuated” influenza virus vaccine protects animals against respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2
April 30, 2021
SciTechDaily: SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Alone May Cause COVID-19 Lung Damage – Even Without the Presence of Intact Virus
April 29, 2021
WSET-TV: She deserves every bit of this:’ Appomattox Co. woman helps turn heroes into house pets
April 28, 2021
Medical Express: Existing drugs may hold the key to curing COVID-19
April 27, 2021
BioSpace: Texas Biomed shares critical work in development of Pfizer COVID vaccine
Insider: Pfizer CEO Says a Pill to Treat COVID Could Be Ready by End of 2021
Medical Express: SARS-CoV-2 spike protein alone may cause lung damage
April 26, 2021
UPI: Study: ACE inhibitors for blood pressure increase protein that bolsters COVID-19
Medical Express: Is a cheap ‘universal’ coronavirus vaccine on the way?
STAT: Covid-19 gave scientists a way to study how brain disorders arise
April 24, 2021
Discover Magazine:How Nanobodies From Llamas, Alpacas And Yeast Could Help Combat COVID-19
April 23, 2021
News Medical: DNA vaccine candidate induces potent immunity, offers protective efficacy in non-human primate models
April 22, 2021
News Medical: Preclinical study from NIH/Moderna: Correlates of SARS-CoV-2 immunity in non-human primates
April 21, 2021
Tulane University: Study determines how to best enhance protection of new COVID-19 vaccine
News Medical: Interfering RNA nanoparticles could be a potential COVID-19 therapy
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis: Podcast: A year later, scientists recall efforts to jump-start research into mysterious new coronavirus
The Economic Times: COVID 19 vaccine: New COVID-19 vaccine may provide protection against existing, future strains, scientists say
News Medical: Characterization of lab-produced neutralizing antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2
News Medical: Study identifies how SARS-CoV-2 enters and infects the brain
April 20, 2021
Drug Target Review: Novel COVID-19 vaccine could offer broad protection from coronaviruses
BusinessWorld: Are vaccines variant-proof? Here’s some good news
MSN: Stanford tests new COVID-19 vaccine that can be more easily distributed around the world
April 16, 2021
National Institutes of Health: Experimental antiviral for COVID-19 effective in hamster study
Science Magazine: The dream vaccine
April 15, 2021
Des Moines Register: Opinion: COVID-19 origin study is important to prevent pandemics
April 14, 2021
McGill University: Loss of smell and COVID-19: Up to 80% of those infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus report losing their sense of smell
Nature: The race for antiviral drugs to beat COVID — and the next pandemic
Science Tech Daily: Researchers Use Genetics To Identify Potential Drugs for Early Treatment of COVID-19
Wales Online: Mixing covid vaccines could boost immune response, animal research suggests
April 13, 2021
BNN Bloomberg: Moderna says COVID shot remains 90% effective after six months
News Medical: Experimental evidence that ADAM17 inhibition prevents severe COVID-19
News Medical: Researchers develop broad-spectrum SARS-CoV-2 RBD-based vaccine
National Geographic: Microbes in your gut may be new recruits in the fight against viruses
News Medical: Could Zebrafish larvae be a novel animal model for SARS-CoV-2?
April 12, 2021
Texas A&M University: Texas A&M Researchers Lead Study Of COVID-19 Blocking Enzyme
April 9, 2021
STAT News: Scientists work toward an elusive dream: a simple pill to treat Covid-19
April 5, 2021
The New York Times: Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Covid-19 Vaccine
April 4, 2021
KMOV TV: How long will coronavirus vaccines protect people?
Stanford Daily: Stanford researchers develop injectable gel that could enhance delivery of COVID-19 vaccine | The Stanford Daily
Big News Network: Study on new heart therapy may be used for COVID-19
April 1, 2021
News Medical: Researchers develop a recombinant SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain trimer vaccine candidate
March 31, 2021
News Medical: New mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows promise in vivo
Politics Say: Virus Variants Can Infect Mice, Scientists Report
KING5: Washington researchers resume fieldwork after study shows low COVID-19 risk to bats
AVMA: Veterinarians help with COVID-19 vaccine delivery
News Medical: Infliximab may hinder the effectiveness of some COVID-19 vaccines
Medical Express: Fooling coronavirus with new decoy protein renders it impotent
Science Blog: Even After Late Start, Anti-Inflammatory Drug Protects Against Lethal Inflammation From COVID
March 30, 2021
News Medical: Researchers develop broadly neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 ferritin nanoparticle vaccine
Windsor Star: The future of COVID vaccines? Look to the nose
News Medical: Using ACE2 structure to predict SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility in animals
March 29, 2021
Fox 5, San Diego: Researchers developing new type of COVID-19 vaccine in San Diego
March 25, 2021
Weather.com: Three Common Antiviral Drugs Potentially Effective Against COVID-19
Herald Courier: Scientists at UVA, Virginia Tech develop possible COVID-19 vaccine
March 24, 2021
Health Europa: Preventing COVID-19 infection of the nervous system
News Leader: UVA and Virginia Tech develop a COVID-19 vaccine that may protect against existing and future strains of the virus
News Medical: Neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in mice depend on Fc effector function
Fierce Biotech: CureVac’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine protects mice against aggressive coronavirus variant
Medical Express: A single vaccine to beat all coronaviruses sounds impossible—but scientists are already working on one
March 23, 2021
News Medical: A new COVID-19 candidate vaccine induces robust humoral and cellular immune responses in mice
March 22, 2021
News Medical: Anti-androgen drugs may help disarm coronavirus spike protein, stop progression of COVID-19
News Medical: Could nanoparticle vaccines offer broad protection against sarbecoviruses?
Voice of America: Resources Going to mRNA after COVID-19 Success
March 20, 2021
Study Finds: Inhalable COVID vaccine? MIT researchers working on immunization potentially more effective than injection
March 17, 2021
Emory University: Drug launched at Emory reduces virus that causes COVID-19 to undetectable levels
March 15, 2021
Irish Tech News: Invertebrate animals in frontline of battle against Covid-19
March 10, 2021
News Medical: Research demonstrates multivalent nanobodies overcome SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations
European Pharmaceutical Review: New Finnish company to develop a nasal spray vaccine for COVID-19
March 09, 2021
Union Democrat: RNA worked for COVID-19 vaccines. Could it be used to treat cancer and rare childhood diseases?
Eagle Times: 3 medical innovations fueled by COVID-19 that will outlast the pandemic
Ohio State University: Capitalizing on measles vaccine’s successful history to protect against SARS-CoV-2
March 08, 2021
News Medical: Novel bioinformatics tool developed in humans and animals could help improve COVID-19 diagnosis
March 07, 2021
CBS News: Finding a possible early treatment for COVID-19 in a 40-year-old antidepressant
Inquirer: RNA worked for COVID-19 vaccines. Could it be used to treat cancer and rare childhood diseases?
March 4, 2021
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis: New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants
News Medical: Cell surface marker CD47 may allow early diagnosis of severe COVID-19
STAT News: Early testing of convalescent plasma: ‘building the plane while flying it’
March 03, 2021
AVMA: Racing to save humans through animal research
Yahoo: Multiple sclerosis vaccine could be byproduct of animal studies, COVID-19 technology
News Medical: Novel SARS-CoV-2 spike vaccine candidate produces strong neutralizing response in animal studies
March 2, 2021
Nature: The search for animals harbouring coronavirus — and why it matters
March 1, 2021
Scientific American: To Beat COVID, We May Need a Good Shot in the Nose
February 23, 2021
Washington Post: Can a Vaccinated Person Still Spread the Coronavirus?
New York Times: Future Vaccines Depend on Test Subjects in Short Supply: Monkeys
KLFY: UL Lafayette helps in the development and research of the nation’s first available COVID-19 vaccine
News Medical: Research predicts which mammal species can spread SARS-CoV-2
February 21, 2021
News Medical: SARS-CoV-2 DNA vaccine tested in animal model
CGTN: Influenza virus can promote COVID-19 infection in cells, mice: study
February 17, 2021
Cornell University: Nasal spray blocks COVID-19 infection in ferrets
February 10, 2021
FOX 8 Live: What makes some one a COVID-19 super-spreader?
Indy Week: UNC-Chapel Hill Makes Strides with Drug to Stop COVID-19 Spread
KATC TV: UL reveals role of primate center in vaccine development
February 9, 2021
Tulane University: Researchers unravel what makes someone a COVID-19 super-spreader
CBS 17 TV: UNC COVID-19 treatment sees positive results in mice; human study underway
University of Maryland: Novavax Vaccine Demonstrates Strong Immune Response
New York Times: Could a Single Vaccine Work Against All Coronaviruses?
University of Texas – San Antonio: Groundbreaking study suggests COVID-19 virus might enter human brain
Medical Express: Antiviral medication works against coronavirus in the lab
February 08, 2021
News Medical: 4th preclinical study for Novavax in non-human primates, tests SARS-CoV-2 variants
University of Wisconsin: Viral sequencing catches mutations, guides effective public health response
February 05, 2021
Drug Target Review: New COVID-19 vaccine elicits strong protective immunity in mice and monkeys
VOX: Smallpox used to kill millions of people every year. Here’s how humans beat it.
University of Chicago: How were researchers able to develop COVID-19 vaccines so quickly?
News Medical: Army scientists evaluate three nonhuman primate models of SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection
February 4, 2021
The Guardian: Covid: Oxford trial to test efficacy of mix of vaccines for individuals
News Medical: Emory MVA COVID-19 vaccine proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys
Full Fact: No evidence that nanoparticles in Covid-19 vaccines affect fertility
Nature: Could mixing COVID vaccines boost immune response?
Medical Express: COVID-19 vaccine developed with new platform proves effective in mice
February 03, 2021
FOX 8: Tulane University to lead national research partnership to speed up COVID-19 vaccine discoveries
News Medical: J&J SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shows immunity in non-human primates 6 months after vaccination
February 02, 2021
STAT: Comparing the Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson
News Medical: Johnson & Johnson SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shows promise in clinical trials
February 1, 2021
The New Yorker: The Coronavirus Vaccine Presents a Dilemma for Pregnant Women
Harvard Business Review: We Need to Start Investing in Antiviral Drugs for the Next Pandemic
January 31, 2021
Prescott e News: Opinion: COVID-19 Is an Unprecedented Tragedy; It Also Made Medical History
January 30, 2021
Inverse: One Health Component Is Crucial to Help Defeat COVID-19
January 29, 2021
Biopharma Dive: J&J says single dose of coronavirus vaccine 66% effective in large trial
Mount Desert Islander: Mouse research aids COVID-19 response
January 28, 2021
New York Times: What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell?
Spectrum News: UC Irvine Researchers Working on a Vaccine for All Coronaviruses
January 27, 2021
Futurity: COVID’S attack on the brain may explain odd symptoms
January 26, 2021
NIH: Nanoparticle Technology Holds Promise for Protecting Against Many Coronavirus Strains at Once
January 25, 2021
News Medical: Promising nanobodies against COVID-19 produced by llamas
Open Access Government: Studies show promising results for new Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
The Indian Express: New research: Rhesus macaque shows promise as model for Covid-19 vaccine studies
Drug Target Review: Rhesus macaques with SARS-CoV-2 develop promising immune response
Yale University: Scientists unravel mystery of sex disparities in COVID-19 outcomes
Medical News Today: COVID-19 and the brain: What do we know so far?
January 23, 2021
January 22, 2021
FOX 40: Researchers at UC Davis use rhesus monkeys to understand long-term efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines
Science Daily: NSAIDs might exacerbate or suppress COVID-19 depending on timing, mouse study suggests
Futurity: Hyperimmune Response Model Could Clarify Severe COVID-19
Down to Earth News: Scientists explains the attack of coronavirus on the brain in new study
NBC 4 Los Angeles: UC Irvine Scientists Working on COVID-19 Vaccine in Mice That Would Attack All Strains
Futurity: Hyperimmune Response Model Could Clarify Severe COVID-19
January 21, 2021
USA Today: Fact check: The vaccine for COVID-19 has been nearly 20 years in the making
Stanford University: Stanford nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccine shows early success in mice
11 Alive: Georgia State research on mice examines how COVID-19 can infect brain
January 20, 2021
News Medical: COVID-19 and Obesity
Medical Express: Mouse research: How does SARS-CoV-2 get in your head and destroy your sense of smell?
January 19, 2021
Tulane University: Tulane identifies potential animal model for studying severe COVID-19 infections
Health Day: Nasal Spray COVID Vaccine Shows Promise in Animal Trials
Eurekalert: Rush researchers demonstrate success with new therapy for COVID-19
January 18, 2021
News Medical: Can transgenic mice studies illuminate neurological complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 in humans?
January 15, 2021
The Week: Scientists develop novel vaccine platform to prevent future coronavirus pandemics
January 13, 2021
The Conversation: Oxford scientists: how we developed our COVID-19 vaccine in record time
January 12, 2021
Eurekalert: Strategy tested in mice protects against SARS-CoV-2 & coronaviruses that represent human threats
Nature: How COVID unlocked the power of RNA vaccines
First Post: Nanoparticle Vaccine Produces COVID-19 Immunity in Mice After a Single Dose, Study Reports
Eurekalert: SARS-CoV-2 can infect neurons and damage brain tissue, study indicates
NY Daily News: Pfizer’s German partner, BioNTech, achieves breakthrough in quest for multiple sclerosis vaccine
January 11, 2021
WBUR Radio: Why Some Scientists See ‘Unlimited’ Possibility In Technology Behind COVID-19 Vaccines
The Aggie: UC Davis researchers run COVID-19 childhood vaccine trials on infant primates
Science Daily: Study links severe COVID-19 disease to short telomeres
January 7, 2021
SP Global: Cormac the llama’s tiny antibodies could be key to preventing COVID-19 infection
January 6, 2021
Drug Target Review: Macaques and baboons show success as models to study SARS-CoV-2
Lab manager: What Are the Best Animal Models for COVID-19 Research?
January 5, 2021
News center Maine: Jackson Lab researches connection between genetics and COVID-19
Technology Networks: Animal Models of SARS-CoV-2 Evaluated
University of Toronto: The next big step’: U of T researchers pursue a treatment for vision loss
January 4, 2021
Stanford University: Stanford single-dose nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19
New York Times: How Bharat Biotech’s Vaccine Works
Medical News Today: COVID-19 pandemic 2020: The search for a vaccine
Global Biodefense: Results of Comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 Non-Human Primate Study Published
Contagion Live: Rhesus Macaques, Baboons and Marmosets as Models for SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Humans
January 03, 2021
December 30, 2020
New York Times: How the Sinopharm Vaccine Works
December 22, 2020
NIH: NIH neuroscientists isolate promising mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama
Fierce Pharma: Targeted delivery, oral vaccines and mRNA 2.0: The next generation of drugs and prophylactics in the fight against COVID-19
December 21, 2020
The National Herald: Regeneron’s Quest for an Antibody Drug to Fight COVID-19
Gen Eng News: SARS-CoV-2’s Spike Protein Can Enter the Brain in Mice
December 19, 2020
Newsweek: Primates Used in Testing of Juvenile COVID-19 Vaccine Show ‘Promising’ Results
Biospace: Moderna Announces FDA Authorization of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in U.S.
December 18, 2020
Penn Today: Repurposing a proven gene therapy approach to treat, prevent COVID-19
December 17, 2020
University of Copenhagen: Danish Researchers’ Inhalation Treatment for COVID-19 Passes Animal Testing
The Cornell Sun: The COVID-19 Vaccine, Explained by Cornell Virologists
Science Daily: COVID-19 virus enters the brain, research strongly suggest
News Medical: Study shows an inflammatory response in the mice brain is responsible for severe COVID-19
December 16, 2020
The Guardian: WHO research team expected to travel to Wuhan to investigate coronavirus origin
The Conversation: Severe COVID may be caused by ‘autoantibodies’ – here is what that means
December 15, 2020
The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State sells animal-tested COVID-19 vaccine technology to India pharmaceutical company
NIH: Research in nonhuman primate shows antibodies and T cells protect against SARS-CoV-2
December 14, 2020
Futurity: Lab-Made Killer T-Cell Attacks Cells That Cause Diabetes
Fierce Biotech: COVID-19 nasal spray from Eureka Therapeutics protects mice against infection
The Atlantic: How Science Beat the Virus
The Philadelphia Inquirer: A humidifier could help ward off COVID-19, but don’t overdo it
The Science Times: Inhaled Vaccines Show Effectiveness in Strengthening Immune Response in Mice, Primates
The Washington Post: Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
December 12, 2020
The Guardian: Origin story: what do we know now about where coronavirus came from?
December 11, 2020
Drug Target Review: Inhaled vaccine induces strong immune response in animal models
Miami New Times: The COVID Vaccine Is Almost Here — And We Have Monkeys to Thank
News Medical: Study shows how coronavirus uses spike proteins to infiltrate cells of different animals
WABI TV: Some dogs can detect COVID-19 in sweat, study says
December 10, 2020
The Weather Channel: Cats, Dogs Among Most Susceptible Animals to Novel Coronavirus Infection After Humans: Research
December 7, 2020
News medical: Topoisomerase 1 inhibition prevents SARS-CoV-2-induced inflammation and death in animal models
Science Daily: Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure in mice
December 6, 2020
KERA News: Immune Response In Animals Good News For COVID-19 Vaccine Development
December 4, 2020
New York Times: Could a Blood Test Show if a Covid-19 Vaccine Works?
The Hill: Biotech company seeking FDA approval to test nasal spray as short-term coronavirus protection
KUT Radio: Meet The Lab Mice Helping Scientists Find A COVID-19 Vaccine
December 3, 2020
News Medical: Novel “multitope” vaccine shows promise in the fight against COVID-19
Fierce Biotech: COVID-19 vaccines based on novel platforms show early promise in mice
December 2, 2020
Deseret.com: Hamsters genetically engineered by USU researchers are on the front lines of COVID-19 vaccine trials in Belgium
Nature: Meet the scientists investigating the origins of the COVID pandemic
December 1, 2020
Drug Target Review: COVID-19 vaccine candidate is 96.4 percent effective in mice, study shows
Tulane University: Strong initial immune response could produce worst COVID outcome, Tulane study says
Medical Express: US scientists developing nasal spray to prevent COVID-19
KSNT TV: Alpacas, llamas may hold key to alternative COVID-19 vaccine
November 30, 2020
The University of Alabama in Huntsville: Promising lab results in quest to find naturally occurring anti-COVID therapies
BGR: Incredible new drug might work even better than a coronavirus vaccine
November 27, 2020
November 23, 2020
BBC: Oxford vaccine: How did they make it so quickly?
November 20, 2020
The News: Why does COVID seem to spare children? Vandy has an answer
Fierce Biotech: Adagio’s COVID-19 antibody protects mice and zaps related viruses in lab tests
The Guardian: What has to happen before a Covid vaccine can be used?
November 19, 2020
BBC: Covid: Oxford vaccine shows ‘encouraging’ immune response in older adults
November 18, 2020
Science Daily: In the lab, scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment
Medical Express: How a lung injury study helped inspire new COVID-19 drug trials
November 16, 2020
News Medical: Primate model helps detect features of COVID-19 virus
NIH: Promising Interim Results from Clinical Trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Medical Dialogues: Cornea appears to be resistant to COVID-19 infection, finds study
KYW Radio: Research behind COVID-19 vaccine development began at Penn lab decades ago
November 15, 2020
News Medical: Researchers explain why COVID-19 infects older people and spares younger children
November 13, 2020
The Scientist: SARS-CoV-2 Exits Cells Via Lysosomes
Science Daily: Common SARS-CoV-2 mutation may make COVID-19 more susceptible to a vaccine
The Print: Netherlands study says SARS-CoV-2 virus can jump between mink and humans
November 12, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Matthew R. Bailey: Shortage of animals could delay a vaccine
VOA: mRNA: Technology behind Two COVID-19 Vaccines
Newswise: Why Does COVID-19 Seem to Spare Children?
November 10, 2020
WPVI-TV: Penn Medicine researcher laid groundwork for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
Yale Daily News: Yale scientists discover genes that could be COVID treatment targets
November 09, 2020
News Medical: Promising yeast-expressed SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate effective in mice
KHOU-TV: Researchers developing nasal spray to combat COVID-19 | Connect the Dots
November 3, 2020
BGR.com: You won’t believe how scientists created this ‘ultrapotent’ coronavirus vaccine
Weather Channel: Nanoparticle Based COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows Promising Results in Mice: Study
November 2, 2020
KKOH Radio: Scientists Testing Animals in Effort to Understand COVID-19
October 30, 2020
Science News: How two immune system chemicals may trigger COVID-19’s deadly cytokine storms
The Chronicle Herald: Colby Cosh: The hunt for the critter to blame for COVID
KTRK TV: Texas A&M study examines COVID-19 and pets
Des Moines Register: Small particles, big change: Iowa scientists awarded $2 million in CARES funding for COVID-19 nanovaccine
Science Daily: Rapid method finds potent COVID-19 monoclonal antibody among a trillion possibilities
October 28, 2020
National Institutes of Health: NIH scientists discover key pathway in lysosomes that coronaviruses use to exit cells
October 27, 2020
Science Magazine: ‘Every minute counts.’ This immunologist rapidly reshaped her lab to tackle COVID-19
October 26, 2020
Global Newswire: Taconic Biosciences launches critical model for COVID-19 research
Nature: The tale of a mouse-lab mastermind
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News: How a Virus Can Trigger Diabetes
Technology Networks: The Global Push for a COVID-19 Vaccine
October 23, 2020
Reuters: Positive pre-clinical data for CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine
October 22, 2020
Scientific American: What We Know So Far about How COVID Affects the Nervous System
October 21, 2020
KSAT TV: New study shows antibodies help in fight against COVID-19
October 20, 2020
Medical Express: Research team describes how a virus can cause diabetes
WBRC TV: Inhaled COVID-19 treatment tested at UAB shows promise
October 19, 2020
University of Alabama-Birmingham: Preclinical testing of inhaled monoclonal antibody for COVID-19 shows therapeutic efficacy
October 14, 2020
News Medical Today: Influenza drug shows promise against SARS-CoV-2
Medical Express: New study highlights risks associated with the sequential infection of influenza followed by COVID-19
Live Mint: Sanofi plans human trial after mRNA vaccine works with animals
News Medical: High-titer convalescent plasma reduced COVID-19 symptom severity in green monkeys
October 13, 2020
Medical Express: Inhaled vaccines aim to fight coronavirus at its point of attack
Nature: How anti-aging drugs could boost COVID vaccines in older people
October 12, 2020
The Conversation: COVID-19 masks FAQs: How can cloth stop a tiny virus? What’s the best fabric? Do they protect the wearer?
BBC: Covid: Why bats are not to blame, say scientists
News Medical: Nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine shows promising results in mice
Scientific American: Lab-Made ‘Miniproteins’ Could Block the Coronavirus from Infecting Cells
Yahoo News: Inhaled coronavirus vaccines are under development — and could be more effective than an injection
October 10, 2020
Forbes: Science May Be The Real Winner In 2020 Polls
October 08, 2020
Dayton 24/7: Antibody drugs are no cure but seem promising for COVID-19
October 07, 2020
News Medical: Experimental Chinese SARS-CoV-2 vaccine appears safe in early trials
Science Magazine: Saying human trials aren’t enough, researchers call for comparison of COVID-19 vaccines in monkeys
Medical News Today: COVID-19: Nitric oxide shows promise as antiviral treatment
Gruntstuff: Johnson & Johnson starts human vaccine trials after monkey study
The Statesman: When, realistically, should the world expect a vaccine?
MarketWatch: How the EU will speed up approval of eventual COVID-19 vaccine
October 06, 2020
KENS-TV: San Antonio lab clones COVID-19 in race for a cure
KCNC-TV: UCHealth Conducts Clinical Trials For Regeneron Antibody Treatment Given To President Trump
Vanderbilt University: Researchers develop COVID-19 animal susceptibility prediction tool
Argus Leader: A South Dakota company says it’s making progress on a COVID-19 vaccine for pets
Nature: Face masks: what the data say
News Medical: Older heavier COVID-19 positives likely to be superspreaders
October 5, 2020
Science Magazine: Update: Here’s what is known about Trump’s COVID-19 treatment
Cornell Chronicle: RNA analysis at heart of COVID-19 testing
October 01, 2020
Philadelphia magazine: COVID Vaccine Skepticism Is on the Rise. Here’s What Experts Say Could Change That.
Biopharma Dive: Preclinical done right: The importance of using relevant animal models in gene therapy studies
Brink News: How and When Will We Know That a COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe and Effective?
September 30, 2020
BioSpace: Early Data Shows Regeneron’s COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Helps Patients Recover Faster
September 29, 2020
New York Times: Studies Begin to Untangle Obesity’s Role in Covid-19
September 28, 2020
Biospace: J&J’s Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Response, Early Data Shows
Yale Daily News: Coronavirus could invade the brain, two Yale studies suggest
September 27, 2020
Daily Progress: Opinion/Commentary: A safe COVID-19 vaccine: How, when will we know?
Saint Louis Today: ‘Underdog’ vaccine from Washington University may kill the coronavirus
September 24, 2020
National Interest: Will a COVID-19 Vaccine be Safe and Effective? How and When Will We Know?
September 23, 2020
Bustle: 6 Myths About The COVID-19 Vaccine, Debunked By Doctors
New York Times: Johnson & Johnson Begins Large Trial of Its One-Shot Vaccine
St. Louis Today: St. Louis startup licenses ‘underdog’ COVID-19 vaccine from Washington University
September 22, 2020
Science Daily: COVID-19 mortality rates higher among men than women
Corvallis Advocate: The State of COVID Antibody Tests
September 21, 2020
Smithsonian: Why Covid-19 Patients Are Suffering From Distorted and Phantom Smells
September 20, 2020
News Medical: Scientists investigate active plasma metabolite of remdesivir in SARS-CoV-2 mouse model
September 17, 2020
News Medical: SARS-CoV-2 Spike D614G Mutant is More Transmissible than Other Mutants
ABC News: How did coronavirus get transferred from animals to humans? Scientists may have an answer
September 16, 2020
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Study hints antibody drug may cut COVID-19 hospitalizations
Patch: Pitt Announces Progress In Possible Coronavirus Treatment
Fierce Biotech: Tiny biologic drug to fight COVID-19 shows promise in animal models
September 15, 2020
Philadelphia Inquirer: Pitt scientists discover potential coronavirus remedy — at least, for mice and hamsters
The Modesto Bee: You had COVID-19. Should you take the vaccine anyway? Scientists search for an answer
National Review: Animal Testing Discovers New Antibody Component for Fight against COVID
Technology Networks: Tiny Antibody Component Neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 in Animal Models
Yahoo News: Vaxart Gets FDA Nod for Phase I Study on Coronavirus Vaccine
September 14, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pitt scientists make antibody discovery that could potentially treat, prevent COVID-19.
September 13, 2020
Live Science: The new coronavirus can infect brain cells, study finds
September 10, 2020
USA Today: America is facing a monkey shortage as demand skyrockets for COVID-19 research, experts say
September 09, 2020
New York Times: How the Coronavirus Attacks the Brain
Fierce Biotech: Pfizer, BioNTech report ‘strong’ immune response in animals to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate
BGR.com: One leading coronavirus vaccine might be ready next month
September 8, 2020
Nature: The coronavirus is mutating — does it matter?
The New Yorker: The State of the Fight Against COVID-19
WJXT: Trio of medications showing early promise against coronavirus, UF Health researchers find
September 07, 2020
Technology Networks: Vaccine Shows Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 in Animals
September 06, 2020
BGR.com: There’s already one coronavirus vaccine that has been approved, but does it actually work?
September 3, 2020
Washington Post: A common North American mouse can catch and spread the coronavirus in labs, studies show
Medical Express: In animal studies, nanoparticle treatment induces antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Science Magazine: Coronavirus Vaccine Roundup
WOIO TV: Ohio State University researchers working on promising COVID-19 vaccine
International Business Times: Coronavirus Vaccine From Johnson & Johnson Shows Promise, Prevents Severe Illness In Hamsters
New York Times: What We Know About the C.D.C.’s Covid-19 Vaccine Plans
September 02, 2020
Web MD: COVID-19 Researchers Face a Monkey Shortage
Ohio State University: Experimental vaccine that boosts antigen production shows promise against COVID-19
August 31 2020
Puget Sound Business Journal: UW Medicine lays out road to a Covid-19 vaccine
WTTG TV: Research suggests coronavirus vaccine will likely require 2 shots to be effective
The Atlantic: America Is Running Low on a Crucial Resource for COVID-19 Vaccines
ABC (Australia): Coronavirus doesn’t have a vaccine or a cure yet, but here are some possible options you might have heard about
August 30, 2020
Cosmos Magazine: Strategies behind the great vaccine race
August 27, 2020
New York Times: What if the First Coronavirus Vaccines Aren’t the Best?
Medical News Today: COVID-19: Nasal vaccine shows promise in mouse study
Medical Express: Scientists establish first lethal mouse model for COVID-19
August 26, 2020
US News: Flu Virus Can Travel on Dust Particles. Does the Same Hold True for Coronavirus?
August 25, 2020
University of Alabama at Birmingham: Preclinical study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows potent T-cell responses
Scientific American: ‘Warp Speed’ COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts Aim for Diverse Volunteers and Long-Lasting Protection
ZME Science: Our white blood cells could be ‘reprogrammed’ to lower inflammation on demand
AL.com: Alabama research into nasal spray vaccine for coronavirus posts promising results
Science Magazine: The coronavirus may shut down the immune system’s vital classrooms
August 24, 2020
Medical Express: Antibody research could boost coronavirus testing, therapies and vaccines
Undark: Why Do Some People Weather Coronavirus Infection Unscathed?
Quanta magazine: Can Vaccines for Wildlife Prevent Human Pandemics?
International Business Times: Coronavirus In Animals: Several Vertebrate Species Found Susceptible To SARS-CoV-2
August 23, 2020
Medical News Today: Respiratory viruses may spread via airborne dust
Deccan Herald: Many animal species may be vulnerable to coronavirus infection: Study
August 22, 2020
Yahoo News: New Covid-19 Vaccine Injected Via Nose Found to Prevent Infection in Mice in Major Breakthrough
August 21, 2020
News Medical: Macaques show low neutralizing antibody and cellular immune response to SARS-CoV-2
August 20, 2020
Discover: Cloth Masks Do Protect the Wearer — Breathing in Less Coronavirus Means You Get Less Sick
Chicago Tribune: A coronavirus vaccine that is safe, effective: How do we get there?
Medical Express: Vaccine strategy could aid in COVID-19 immunization
Technology Networks: Long-Term COVID-19 Immunity May Be Prevented by Cytokine Storms
News Medical:Researchers identify mechanism that explains lower-quality immune response in COVID-19 patients
August 19, 2020
News Medical: Single-dose adenovirus-vectored vaccine protects mice against SARS-CoV-2
Clinicalomics: COVID-19 May Prompt Strong T Cell Response in Mild Cases with No Detectable Virus-Specific Antibodies
August 18, 2020
Popular Science: Animal Studies Show Tiny Dust Particles Could Help Spread Viruses Like the Flu
August 17, 2020
The Lewiston Tribune: Do bats hold clues to preventing the next pandemic?
Futurity: Proof-of-Concept COVID-19 Vaccine Prevents Pneumonia in Mice
Texas Public Radio: The COVID-19 Vaccine: Inside America’s Race For An Answer
Nature: What the immune response to the coronavirus says about the prospects for a vaccine
August 14, 2020
News Medical: Experimental COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe disease in mice
August 13, 2020
Washington Post: These are the top coronavirus vaccines to watch
Washington Post: The Keys to Speed in Race for Vaccine, and Its Perils
August 12, 2020
7News TV – Australia: Immediate protection’: New way to prevent and treat COVID tested
Medical Express: Scientists identify hundreds of drug candidates to treat COVID-19
News Medical: Research looks at convalescent plasma use in COVID-19 mouse model
Associated Press: Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19
August 11, 2020
Spokesman Review: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine continues, even in Washington state
KITV-TV: Previous vaccines and masks may hold down Covid-19, some researchers say
Science News: How two coronavirus drugs for cats might help humans fight COVID-19
STAT: Inspired by llamas’ unique antibodies, scientists create a potent anti-coronavirus molecule
STAT: Antibody drugs could be one of the best weapons against Covid-19. But will they matter?
Chemistry World: Encouraging signs from initial Covid-19 vaccine trials
New York Times: How Covid Sends Some Bodies to War With Themselves
Patch: Stanford Labs Transition To Covid-19 Studies
August 10, 2020
Science Daily: Novel approach reduces SCA1 symptoms in animal model
University of Georgia: Mouse study suggests COVID-19 does not directly damage taste bud cells.
The New Yorker Magazine: Can Designer Mice Save Us from COVID-19?
Live Science: Decoys could trick COVID-19, keep humans safe from infection
August 7, 2020
Medical News Today: Hope in defeating COVID-19: More therapeutic and vaccine advances
August 6, 2020
Digital Journal: Current medications can block coronavirus replication in the lab
Science Daily: COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in mouse studies
August 5, 2020
National Institutes of Health: NIH-Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in mouse studies
Lethbridge News: Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice
Medical News Today: New antivirals kill SARS-CoV-2
August 4, 2020
Texas Standard: The Role Transgenic Mice Play In The Race For A Covid Vaccine
University of Washington: HIV vaccine design strategy holds promise for COVID-19
Science Blog: Decoy Receptor Neutralizes Coronavirus In Cell Cultures
News Medical: Regeneron antibody cocktail shows promise as potential COVID-19 treatment
Drug Target Review: Protease inhibitors with antiviral activity against coronaviruses developed
August 03, 2020
Wisconsin News: UW lab partners with North Carolina company on COVID-19 vaccine
August 02, 2020
LA Times: Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe
News Medical: The race to a coronavirus vaccine
July 31, 2020
Scientific American: Concerns about Waning COVID-19 Immunity Are Likely Overblown
GenEng News: Vaccine Effectiveness Could be Boosted in the Elderly
July 30, 2020
San Diego Tribune: Several COVID-19 vaccines limit viral growth in monkeys, reports show
Science Magazine: Coronavirus Challenges in Primates, Compared
WGN Radio: When can we realistically expect a coronavirus vaccine?
Knowable Magazine: Getting a Covid-19 vaccine — quickly and safely
Star Advertiser: University of Hawaii medical school coronavirus vaccine sparks rapid immunity in mice
Washington State University: Bracing for the next pandemic
New York Times: Johnson & Johnson’s Coronavirus Vaccine Protects Monkeys, Study Finds
July 29, 2020
Triangle Business Journal: Heat Biologics: Covid-19 vaccine candidate shows promise in animal testing
July 28, 2020
Seattle Times: Moderna Vaccine Test in Monkeys Shows Promise
Bloomberg: New Coronavirus Turns Out to Be Decades Old — in Bats
July 27, 2020
Digital Journal: Essential Science: Why coronavirus causes smell loss is revealed
GovTech: Kansas State University Lab Pivots to Fight COVID-19
New York Times: Masks May Reduce Viral Dose, Some Experts Say
July 24, 2020
News Medical: Experimental mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine elicits protective immune responses in animals
July 21, 2020
News Medical: Mouse model of fatal COVID-19 developed for vaccine and drug testing
Elemental: A Day in the Life of a Scientist in the Coronavirus Vaccine Race
July 20, 2020
News Medical: COVID-19 vaccine displays protective traits in nonhuman primates
July 15, 2020
WVUE-TV: Tulane researcher optimistic about a vaccine that is entering advanced stages of testing
Interesting Engineering: New Protective COVID-19 Antibodies Tested Effective
Bloomberg Businessweek: Covid Vaccine Front-Runner Is Months Ahead of Her Competition
Maverick Citizen: Covid-19: Clinical trials steam ahead in the race to find a vaccine
July 14, 2020
Montreal Gazette: New molecule attacks COVID-19 on two fronts
The Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee scientists have partnered on cutting-edge discoveries in a race against COVID-19
Stanford: Pathogens suppress immune response with molecule, a possible drug target, Stanford researchers find
July 13, 2020
Harvard: New vaccine platform technology uses red blood cells to generate targeted immune responses in mice
Medical News Today: COVID-19: Linking loss of smell, depression, and anxiety through human and animal studies
The Scientist: How Social Isolation Affects the Brain
Science News: Remdesivir study suggests antiviral can cut death risk in people, stop virus growth in cells and mice
July 10, 2020
Medical News Today: Hopeful COVID-19 research: Testing new vaccines, repurposing old ones
WZTV: Anti-viral drug potentially inhibits COVID-19 causing virus in human lung cells
July 08, 2020
PBS: How a coronavirus vaccine will get to market
Tulane University: Tulane researchers find that coronavirus can survive in air for hours
Medical Express: Report finds rising trend of viruses jumping from animal hosts to humans
Daily Pioneer: How close are we to the silver bullet?
Belfast Telegraph: Animal studies could help test for Covid-19 airborne transmission
Science: Can boosting interferons, the body’s frontline virus fighters, beat COVID-19?
CNN: Even without a Covid-19 vaccine, there’s reason for hope
July 7, 2020
Kenosha News: UW drug delivery study uses same method as COVID-19 vaccine candidate
GenEng News: COVID-19 Research: Women Are Changing the Face of the Pandemic
Futurity: How Air Pollution Makes COVID-19 Worse
DBusiness: U-M Researchers Discover How Distracting a White Blood Cell May Stop COVID-19 Deaths
July 6, 2020
Precision Vaccinations: Double Coronavirus Antibody Cocktail Launches Phase 3 Study
Telegraph: Scientists race to answer six key questions about the coronavirus
July 04, 2020
VOA: Researchers Launch Large Trials of COVID-19 Candidate Vaccines
July 2, 2020
The Tennessean: HBCU scientist working on COVID-19 antiviral
July 01, 2020
BGR: The coronavirus is making our cells grow tentacles
June 30, 2020
CTV: Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine ready to start human trials soon
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: INOVIO Reports Positive Interim Phase I Data for COVID-19 DNA Vaccine, Joins “Warp Speed” Primate Study
June 26, 2020
Discover Magazine: Deadly Animal Diseases Can Jump to Humans. Is Vaccinating Wildlife the Answer?
Medical News Today: COVID-19: Could gut bacteria be involved?
June 25, 2020
RTL: Italy study shows mosquitoes cannot transmit coronavirus
Oxford Mail: Two doses of Oxford University coronavirus vaccine tested on pigs
Stanford Medicine: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine: What’s ahead
June 24, 2020
Outside Magazine: How Do We Prevent the Next Pandemic?
Nature: Mounting clues suggest the coronavirus might trigger diabetes
June 23, 2020
Newsweek: Nearly 150 Potential Coronavirus Vaccines Are Being Developed Globally
Forbes: Progress In Monoclonal Antibodies For The Treatment And Prevention-Of Covid-19
The Independent: Coronavirus: ‘Significant step’ in development of vaccine for animals
June 22, 2020
CNN: This super safe lab protects researchers as they race to develop a coronavirus vaccine
University of Wisconsin: Hamsters develop protective immunity to COVID-19 and are protected by convalescent sera
June 19, 2020
First Post: First Human Trials of COVID-19 RNA-Based Vaccine by Imperial Researchers, Now Underway
France 24; In China’s vaccine race, shortage of monkeys and weekends
Medical News Today: Duo of antiviral drugs strongly inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in the lab
June 18, 2020
Tufts University: Researchers Across Tufts Pivot to Fight COVID-19
June 17, 2020
KPCC Radio: Cows Help With COVID-19 Treatment, No Bull
Harvard University: Old Drugs and COVID-19
News Medical: Scientists examine SARS-CoV-2 cell entry in different species
KGTV TV: UCSD researchers testing ‘nanosponges’ to fight COVID-19
June 16, 2020
Technology Networks: “Super Potent” COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibodies Isolated and Successfully Tested in Animals
Science Daily: Researchers identify potent antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19
June 15, 2020
Boston Herald: Beating back the coronavirus: Harvard researchers look for a cure
The Guardian: Coronavirus vaccine trial by Imperial College London begins
Pharmaceutical Technology: Daiichi Sankyo to develop Covid-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
June 14, 2020
VOA: Alpaca Helps to Make COVID-19 Vaccine
June 12, 2020
WKZO Radio: How a vaccine made of mosquito spit could help stop the next epidemic
Inverse: Future Covid-19 Treatments Could Be Thanks to Cows, Llamas, and Pangolins
International Business Times: Genetically engineered lab mice to boost COVID-19 vaccine and research: Experts
BGR: Dr. Fauci delivered more good news about coronavirus vaccines
June 11, 2020
The Arizona Republic: Mice can’t catch COVID-19, so a UA lab is making new kind of mouse
University of Connecticut: UConn Researcher Talks Vaccine Realities in an Unprecedented Time
Fierce Biotech: COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinopharm clears animal tests
The Economist: An animal model of COVID-19 is now available
June 10, 2020
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Mouse model of COVID-19, key in accelerating research, developed by Washington U.
Raleigh News and Observer: Here’s how UNC is spending $29 million on coronavirus research
Harvard Magazine: Ending an Epidemic
June 9, 2020
New York Times: Can a Vaccine for Covid-19 Be Developed in Record Time?
ABC News: A list of COVID-19 vaccines that are being studied in clinical trials
June 08, 2020
News Medical: New study involving mice shows possible alternative pathway of SARS-CoV-2 infection in overactive bladder
Spokesman Review: Letter to the editor: Thank our biomedical researchers
June 07, 2020
The Times-Picayune: Could measles vaccine protect some coronavirus patients? Tulane researcher aims to find out
News Medical: Mouse research: SARS-CoV-2 invasion of central nervous system through olfactory tract
June 05, 2020
Nature: Frozen cells and empty cages: researchers struggle to revive stalled experiments after the lockdown
June 4, 2020
Science Magazine: Why coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues
USA Today: A coronavirus vaccine could require you to get two shots. Here’s why.
June 3, 2020
Medium: New Gene-Edited Lab Mice Are Especially Good at Catching Covid-19
Rivard Report: Texas Biomed: Larger Primates Best Model in COVID-19 Vaccine Study
Medical News Today: COVID-19: Drug targets enzymes that enable virus to invade cells
Vox: Why a vaccine may not be enough to end the pandemic
June 2, 2020
Associated Press: Monkeys, ferrets offer needed clues in COVID-19 vaccine race
The Tribune-Democrat: Pitt expert: Antibody injections could fight COVID-19 infections
June 1, 2020
Science Alert: Scientists Find a Way to Infect Mice With Coronavirus. Here’s Why That’s So Important
Medical Express: Antibody injections could fight COVID-19 infections – an infectious disease expert explains the prospects
May 31, 2020
The Cavalier Daily: University doctors use previous research to spearhead coronavirus vaccination
May 28, 2020
Scientific American: COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Search for Antibodies That ‘First Do No Harm’
AVMA: Researchers look at role of pets in COVID-19 transmission
538.com: COVID-19 Is A Respiratory Disease. So Why Is It Affecting Patients’ Hearts And Brains?
Inlander: WSU is testing animals for COVID-19 to learn more about how the virus moves between species
KDKA TV: University Of Pittsburgh Researcher Says Coronavirus Vaccine Could Take Until Early Next Year
May 27, 2020
Speaking of Research: A small number of monkeys could help millions of people: Coronavirus vaccine testing
Science Daily: Mouse model mimics SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans
May 26, 2020
Medical Express: Coronavirus: why we’re using llamas to help fight the pandemic
The Morning Journal (Ohio): Six COVID-19 Research Projects Launched by Cincinnati Children’s
Sky News: Coronavirus: Thailand trialling COVID-19 vaccine on monkeys
May 25, 2020
East Oregonian: Oregon primate study gives hope for post-infection immunity to COVID-19
VOA News: Thailand Enters Global Race for Vaccine With Trials on Monkeys
Minneapolis Star Tribune: US company trials coronavirus vaccine candidate in Australia
The Globe and Mail (Canada) : Canadian coronavirus vaccine candidate delivers promising results in animal tests
May 23, 2020
Medical News Today: Why we need more research on animal infection with the new coronavirus
May 22, 2020
The Australian: The race around the world for an effective coronavirus vaccine
Minneapolis Star Tribune: What scientists are learning to try to be ready for what’s after COVID-19
May 21, 2020
STAT: ‘It’s something I have never seen’: How the Covid-19 virus hijacks cells
NIH Director’s Blog: Enlisting Monoclonal Antibodies in the Fight Against COVID-19
Fierce Biotech: Harvard animal studies suggest COVID-19 protection can come from previous infection or DNA vaccine
New England Journal of Medicine: Developing Covid-19 Vaccines at Pandemic Speed
Firstpost: Harvard studies show DNA vaccines provide partial immunity and antibodies prevent reinfection
GEN & Biotechnology News: Expediting COVID-19 Research
CBS News: Monkey trials show promising COVID-19 vaccine results
May 20, 2020
US News: Inovio Says COVID-19 Vaccine Produces Antibodies in Mice, Guinea Pigs
TuftsNow: Searching for Ways to Defeat COVID-19
May 19, 2020
KTVT TV: Finding A Cure: Texas Research Lab Confirms Drug Blocks Coronavirus In Human Cells
The Telegram & Gazette (Central Massachusetts): COVID-19 from humans to animals ‘highly unlikely,’ study at Tufts finds
May 18, 2020
WVUE TV: Tulane scientists discuss ongoing coronavirus research including plans to vaccinate animals
STAT: Early data show Moderna Covid-19 vaccine generates immune response
Nature: Animal source of the coronavirus continues to elude scientists
New York Times: Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results
The Guardian: Five organisations in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine
May 17, 2020
News Medical: Study involving mice shows human monoclonal antibodies can effectively neutralize SARS-CoV-2
May 16, 2020
The Hawk Eye: Iowa mice key in race for COVID-19 treatments
May 15, 2020
NIH: Investigational ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine protects monkeys against COVID-19 pneumonia
NBC: Coronavirus vaccine: This week’s updates from Oxford and the NIH
WHYY Radio: The great research mouse rescue amid the pandemic
The California Aggie: UC Davis research finds strong links between emerging infectious diseases, threatened animal species
The California Aggie: Testing of COVID-19 skin patch vaccine begun by Verndari Inc. in collaboration with UC Davis
Pharmaceutical Technology: Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine shows promise in animal study
May 14, 2020
Science Daily: SARS lessons for COVID-19 vaccine design
Knowable Magazine: Building a mouse squad against Covid-19
ABC – Australia: Coronavirus family tree tracing could prove key to controlling new outbreaks
Nature: Dogs caught coronavirus from their owners, genetic analysis suggests
Bangor Daily News: Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test
Scientific American: From Hamsters to Baboons: The Animals Helping Scientists Understand the Coronavirus
May 13, 2020
The Salt Lake Tribune: Coronavirus and immunity — what the latest research says about people who already beat the disease
Medical Express: Can a drug developed for sickle cell anemia mitigate lung damage in patients with COVID-19?
May 11, 2020
Telangana Today: Even animals benefit from social distancing to prevent disease
KLEW TV: Researchers investigate how COVID-19 is transmitted from humans to pets
Wired: The Search for a Covid-19 Research Animal Model
iPolitics: One of Canada’s vaccine hopefuls has shown promise in ferrets – so now what?
Science Daily: A close relative of SARS-CoV-2 found in bats offers more evidence it evolved naturally
May 10, 2020
The Philadelphia Inquirer: How long immunity lasts after a coronavirus infection and what that means for vaccines
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Opinion: Developing a treatment
May 7, 2020
Inverse: An Animal Once Linked to Covid-19 Could Be the Key to Better Treatment
Neurology Today: COVID-19 Closes Labs, Slows Data Collection—The Impact on Neurology Research
KTRK TV: FDA approves coronavirus vaccine’s next phase in clinical trial
May 6, 2020
Washington Post: The urgent quest for a coronavirus treatment involves door-to-door blood collection and a llama named Winter
Forbes: Meet The Animal Heroes Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
May 5, 2020
The Conversation: Exercise may help reduce risk of deadly COVID-19 complication: ARDS
Discover Magazine: COVID-19 Antibody Testing: Tougher Than True/False
The Print: Can computers find a potential drug to fight Covid-19? Experts say it’s a long journey
Science Magazine: The race is on for antibodies that stop the new coronavirus
May 4, 2020
Science Daily: Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2 revealed
Chicago Business: Scientists use genetically modified mice to create antibody that defeats coronavirus in lab
The Incline: Meet the Pitt researchers working to end the COVID-19 pandemic
Sky News: Coronavirus: Scientists hail ‘groundbreaking’ discovery of antibody which prevents infection
May 3, 2019
Washington Post: Inside the extraordinary race to invent a coronavirus vaccine
May 2, 2020
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The fight for a cure includes animal studies
April 29, 2020
UC Davis: COVID-19 Vaccine With Patch Delivery Technology Enters Preclinical Testing at UC Davis
Live Science: Why are more men dying from COVID-19?
Tri-State Livestock News: MSU researcher examines animal origins of COVID-19
CNN: The Race for a Vaccine: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for April 29
April 28, 2020
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Business Insider: How studies on everything from monkeys and ferrets to mice, cats, and dogs are helping researchers in the fight against the coronavirus crisis
CBC: A race against the disease’: Canadian researchers part of global effort to develop COVID-19 vaccine
The Dartmouth: Researchers continue essential work in on-campus labs
April 24, 2020
Live Science: New COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in monkeys. Next step: humans
April 23, 2020
Scientific American: Three Ways to Make Coronavirus Drugs In a Hurry
Science Magazine: COVID-19 vaccine protects monkeys from new coronavirus, Chinese biotech reports
The Johns Hopkins News-Letter: Care of research animals remain a priority at Hopkins
Medical News Today: Studies in mice and monkeys show faulty blood clotting mechanism may explain COVID-19 severity
April 22, 2020
Futurity: Why Do Older People Have More Covid-19 Symptoms?
The Guardian: Coronavirus: what have scientists learned about Covid-19 so far?
April 20, 2020
Global News: University of Calgary researchers study risk of COVID-19 transmission from humans to pets
April 17, 2020
NIH: Antiviral remdesivir prevents disease progression in monkeys with COVID-19
April 16, 2020
Live Science: When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?
Montreal Gazette: What science is telling us about COVID-19, from deadly spikes to brain seizures
MIT News: Proteins may halt the severe cytokine storms seen in Covid-19 patients
April 15, 2020
The Scientist: What Do Antibody Tests For SARS-CoV-2 Tell Us About Immunity?
AVMA: Spike protein may contain key weaknesses in COVID-19 virus
April 14, 2020
Business Insider: French scientists are using the measles vaccine to develop a ‘Trojan horse’ against the coronavirus
Chicago Tribune: At the center of a storm: The search for a proven coronavirus treatment
April 13, 2020
Science Magazine: Mice, hamsters, ferrets, monkeys. Which lab animals can help defeat the new coronavirus?
Quartz: How monkeys, ferrets, and horses are helping scientists fight Covid-19
The California Aggie: UC Davis researchers work toward developing potential vaccine for COVID-19
Science Daily: Study finds remdesivir effective against a key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19
KERA TV: Clinical Trials For Promising COVID-19 Drug Underway In North Texas
April 10, 2020
Taipei Times: – Virus Outbreak: Team identifies inhibitors in search for drug
Scientific American: What Immunity to COVID-19 Really Means
WDHN – TV: Auburn Veterinary Medicine begins testing for COVID-19 vaccine candidates
April 9, 2020
Science Focus: Ferrets potential ally in the search for coronavirus vaccine
April 8, 2020
Popular Science: A new vaccine protects mice from another dangerous coronavirus
April 7, 2020
WXIA TV: Emory-discovered coronavirus drug shows promise in mice, heads to human trials
Technology Networks: Antiviral Against COVID-19 Reduces Damage in Mouse Lungs
The Cedar Rapids Gazette: University of Iowa-led vaccine research shows promise for coronavirus
Scientific American: New Coronavirus Drug Shows Promise in Animal Tests
Science Daily: Engineered virus might be able to block coronavirus infections, mouse study shows
PRI: Can Tulane University’s monkeys help the global fight against the coronavirus?
KSAT TV: Local scientists studying levels of immunity in COVID-19 survivors
The Scientist: Scientists Around the Globe Pivot Their Research to SARS-CoV-2
April 6, 2020
WCSH TV: Maine lab genetically modifies mice for COVID-19 research
US News: Why Will It Take So Long for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
WLBZ TV: Maine lab genetically modifies mice for COVID-19 research
Medical Express: Virologist leads world’s first multi-vaccine animal efficacy studies in the fight against COVID-19
April 5, 2020
Stanford Daily: Researchers tackle COVID-19 from all angles
KXLY-TV: WSU laboratory begins testing animals for COVID-19
April 3, 2020
World Economic Forum: Why a coronavirus vaccine takes over a year to produce – and why that is incredibly fast
The New Daily: We don’t want a new Thalidomide: Why a COVID-19 vaccine is so long coming
Reuters: Potential COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in mouse study
The Globe and Mail: Chinese wildlife ban freezes export of test monkeys amid worldwide push for COVID-19 vaccine
April 2, 2020
BBC: Coronavirus: Australian scientists begin tests of potential vaccines
April 1, 2020
New York Times: COVID-19 Changed How the World Does Science, Together
The Guardian: Cats can infect each other with coronavirus, Chinese study finds
The Conversation: Sheep and Bacteria Are Helping in the Fight Against Coronavirus – Here’s How
Japan Times: Race for COVID-19 vaccine tests limits of drug innovation
The Cornell Sun: Virology Professor Weighs in on a Potential COVID-19 Cure
March 31, 2020
CTV: Canadian scientists, others around the world racing to find a COVID-19 vaccine
Medical News Today: COVID-19: No evidence that heart, kidney medications raise risk
AAMC: Here’s why we can’t rush a COVID-19 vaccine
March 30, 2020
GEN News: COVID-19 Reinfection Not a Concern, Monkey Study Suggests
March 28, 2020
The Sacramento Bee: UC Davis researchers rushing to develop new treatments to stop coronavirus spread
Forbes: How Colleges Are Stepping Up To Fight COVID-19
March 27, 2020
The Guardian: It’s a razor’s edge we’re walking’: inside the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine
March 26, 2020
Several News Outlets: Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D., Comments on the Critical Role of Animals in Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine. Video below:
Science Magazine: Race to find COVID-19 treatments accelerates
BBC: Coronavirus: Pangolins found to carry viruses related to Covid-19
Triangle Business Journal: Duke University Hospital to test potential COVID-19 treatment on patients
March 25, 2020
Forbes: Timeline Shows 3 Paths To COVID-19 Treatment And Prevention (INFOGRAPHIC)
MedCity News: Vir Bio aims to launch Covid-19 antibody studies this summer
Science Daily: COVID-19: Stopgap measure to treat respiratory distress
The Atlantic: How the Pandemic Will End
The Guardian: Coronavirus vaccine: when will it be ready?
World Economic Forum: Coronavirus vaccine: how soon will we have one?
March 21
Minneapolis Star Tribune: University of Minnesota is going ‘full-on MacGyver’ against COVID-19
March 19, 2020
UC Davis: Researchers Race to Develop Coronavirus Solutions
March 18, 2020
The Mercury News: Letter: I know lab animals are crucial in finding a COVID-19 vaccine
March 14, 2020
The New York Times : These Lab Animals Will Help Fight Coronavirus
NPR: Mouse Hunt: Lab Races To Grow Mice For COVID-19 Research