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With Covid-19 vaccines, the world hopes to beat back the virus that causes the disease. But some scientists are increasingly concerned that, because of a quirk of our own biology, future iterations of the vaccines might not always be quite as effective as they are today.
The concerns stem from a phenomenon that is known as imprinting, sometimes called original antigenic sin, which is believed to affect how we respond to some pathogens.
In short, when your body is introduced to a particular threat for the first time either through infection or a vaccine that encounter sets your immune system’s definition of that virus and what immune weapons it needs to detect and protect against it in the future.
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Dr. Summar is well-known for his pioneering work in caring for children diagnosed with rare diseases. He came to Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, in 2010 from Vanderbilt University and holds board certifications in both pediatrics and clinical genetics as well as biochemical genetics. At Children’s National, he leads the Division of Genetics and Metabolism, currently the largest clinical division of its kind in the world, overseeing 8,000 patients a year with rare diseases. His laboratory works on both devices and treatments for patients with genetic diseases while also supporting advancements in mainstream medicine through education about these disorders. His work has resulted in new drugs in U.S. Food and Drug Administration trials for patients with congenital heart disease and premature birth. Dr. Summar holds more than 60 patents and has published more than 160 peer-reviewed research studies. He developed and launched the world’s first Rare Di
THL: Finland s case numbers, infection rate clearly declining
Health authorities recorded 1,600 fewer infections over the last 14 days compared to the previous two-week period.
File photo of people wearing masks in Helsinki city centre.
Image: Benjamin Suomela / Yle
Finland s rate of new coronavirus infections is clearly falling, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).
Speaking at Thursday morning s weekly coronavirus briefing, THL Director of Health Security
Mika Salminen said that the health authority recorded just over 2,500 cases last week, which was almost 750 fewer than the previous week.
He further added that a total of 5,700 new cases have been diagnosed over the last two weeks, which amounts to 1,600 fewer than in the previous two week period, or a drop of over 20 percent. The infection rate over the last week now stands at 45 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to 59 the previous week.
Ministry looks at drive-in or outdoor voting in local elections
The Ministry of Justice says that voting from a car will be tested for the first time at the elections on 13 June.
Outdoor or drive-in voting may be possibility in the pandemic.
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The Ministry of Justice has published a guide to safe voting during the Covid-19 epidemic, which suggests that drive-in or outdoor voting may be a possibility in the upcoming local election.
Finland s Election Act does not prevent outdoor voting on election day, but the ministry does not yet know whether municipalities intend to offer it.