There’s a lot of big news in next generation Covid vaccine development this month, including clinical trial results for 2 vaccines. The… The post Strong Longterm Results – and a NextGen Anti-Vax Campaign (Covid Vax Update 22) appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
“When you see the term ‘preprint’ in a scientific news article, what do you interpret it to mean?” That’s the key question… The post What’s Wrong With How We Talk About Preprints? appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
In this update there’s some news on the upcoming big trial in the US City of Hope/National Cancer Institute Covid vaccine for… The post More Trial Results and More Pancoronavirus Vaccines (NextGen Covid Vax Update 21) appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
Polls haven’t been great at reflecting how electoral college votes will stack up in the last 2 US Presidential elections. In 2016… The post A Meta-Analyst View of Polling Averages and Alternatives appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
Soon, tens of thousands volunteers will be needed for Covid vaccine trials in the US again. At least some of the “mini-efficacy&rdquo… The post Mucosal Covid Vax Trials Kicking Into High Gear (Update 20) appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
Kamala Harris: “We cannot support and help our young people if we don’t also look at the context in which those young… The post Some Context of What Came Before … Shyamala Gopalan Harris’ Scientist Life appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
Before the pandemic, less than 30% of the world’s STEM researchers were women. When the lockdowns started, it didn’t take long for… The post Checking in on Pandemic Impact on Women in Science appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
This month, there are some clinical results for a mucosal next generation Covid vaccine – the 30th mucosal vaccine on my list… The post More Signs of Broad Protection From Next Generation Covid Vaccines (Update 19) appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
I’m glad researchers didn’t waste this chance to study public trust while attention to scientists was so intense – and especially since… The post More Pandemic Research on Public Trust and Scientists appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
It’s been a slow month for reporting of results, but a big one for new trials and for potential improved vaccine boosters… The post A Mini-Surge of Clinical Trials and Advances for People with Immunosuppression (NextGen Covid Vax Update 18) appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
Last year I wrote that a day may come, when we have evidence about masks that’s so strong, so convincing, only the… The post What a New Review Reveals About the Mask Effectiveness Debate appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
This month, there are clinical trial reports for 3 next generation Covid vaccines – including 2 self-amplifying mRNA vaccines that have shown… The post Trial Results for Longer-Lasting Covid Vaccines and More (Next Generation Update 17) appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
The authors got me thinking about the ways scientific uncertainty enables people to lead themselves, and others, astray. That wasn’t what they… The post Scientific Uncertainty Isn’t a Justification for Getting Things Seriously Wrong appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
This month, most of the news is in mucosal vaccine development again. These vaccines aim to block Covid infection. An aerosol vaccine… The post Mucosal Covid Vaccines Advancing, Plus a New Type of Vax in Development (Next Generation Update 16) appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
Mucosal vaccines go directly into the mucosal tissue where infection begins – for example, intranasally or via tablets. If they could induce… The post A Huge Boost for Mucosal Covid Vax Development (Next Generation Update 15) appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
This month, there was a thought-provoking 2-day workshop about preregistering studies, held at the Royal Society in London. The theme was “promises… The post Study Preregistration and Avoiding the Methods Fetish/Demonization Trap appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
The race for next generation vaccines is steadily heating up now. And this month, we’ve passed a major milestone: The first data… The post Picking Up Steam: Next Generation Covid Vaccine Update 14 appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
There’s a chronology of “psychology’s contributions to the belief in racial hierarchy and perpetuation of inequality for people of color in U.S.&rdquo… The post Black History Month: Early Mental Health Pioneers appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
Network meta-analysis (NMA) is an extension of meta-analysis, combining trial evidence for more than 2 treatments or other interventions. This type of… The post 5 Tips For Understanding Network Meta-Analysis appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
A next generation vaccine has been authorized by a major drug regulator for the first time. It’s based on a next generation… The post A Major First Next Generation Covid Vaccine: Could There Be More in 2024? (Update 13) appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
This is my fifth annual research roundup about journal peer review. And we’re only averaging about one randomized trial a year. This… The post 5 Things We Learned About Peer Review in 2023 appeared first on Absolutely Maybe. | Continue reading
As results for the big phase 3 trials for the BNT-Pfizer and Moderna were looming, a debate ramped up: when would the… | Continue reading
I think the main thing I learned – very painfully – in 20 years as a health consumer advocate, is… | Continue reading