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Health by Tiffany Bakker Premium Content   We're on a first-name basis with the AstraZeneca vaccine and we know all about Pfizer and, if you have family overseas, chances are you've heard about Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. But how many new COVID-19 vaccines are in development, when will they be ready for use and just how will we take them?   HOW MANY COVID VACCINES ARE IN DEVELOPMENT? According to the World Health Organisation, there are currently 277 coronavirus vaccines in development globally, of which 93 have entered the human testing phase. ...

Here's the impact the Johnson & Johnson pause might have on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout CNN 1 hr ago By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent © Mario Tama/Getty Images LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 25: One-shot doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are prepared at a clinic targeting immigrant community members on March 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The clinic, run by the St. John's Well Child and Family Center, estimates it has vaccinated more than 100,000 people in the Los Angeles area amid reports of two undocumented women who were refuse...

Phase 1 clinical study of unique vaccine to protect against COVID-19 begins A unique vaccine to protect against COVID-19 begins clinical testing Tuesday, 6 April, at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. Scientists developed a nanoparticle vaccine, based on a ferritin platform, which offers a flexible approach to targeting multiple variants of SARS-COV-2 and potentially other coronaviruses as well. The vaccine, called spike ferritin nanoparticle (SpFN), stands out in the COVID-19 vaccine landscape. Its multi-faced s...

Additionally, there are three other variants that have been flagged for being able to spread too rapidly, according to officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and scientists are worried these strains may mutate further to impact vaccination efforts, CNN reports. But the variant first traced to South Africa has already shown signs that it may push past any immunity granted to people, either because they've already been sick or have received a vaccine. "These variants are getting smarter; they're just adapting to be able to grow better in humans… even without havin...

The new strain of the virus has forced the United Kingdom back into lockdown and is popping up across the United States and dozens of other countries.