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What can we expect from first-generation COVID-19 vaccines? What are the implications of effectiveness, allocation, vaccine hesitancy, and transmission?

What can we expect from first-generation COVID-19 vaccines? A first generation of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to gain approval as soon as the end of 2020 or early 2021. A popular assumption is that these vaccines will provide population immunity that can reduce transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and lead to a resum...

Critical thinking has a profound impact on the decisions we make and plays a role in our daily lives. It's a way of approaching a question to deconstruct a situation and reveal issues, such as bias and manipulation. Although we don't always make perfect decisions, certain strategies can help improve our chances of making the best choice:

1. Formulate a question: Know what you are looking for
2. Gather information: what is relevant?
3. Apply the information: Ask critical questions. Is the information logically sound?
3. Consider the implications: What are the unintended consequences?
4. Explore other points of view: Why are others drawn to a different point of view?

5 tips to improve your critical thinking - Samantha Agoos View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/5-tips-to-improve-your-critical-thinking-samantha-agoos Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it...

Gut microbes have been one of my favorite topics for over 20 years! It's amazing how much information we have learned since then about the importance of gut microbiota. These little creatures make up around 0.3% of a person's mass and are closely linked to our health status including immune, metabolic and neurobehavioral traits.

"An analysis of faecal samples reveals that obese people who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs have a ‘healthier’ community of gut microorganisms than would be expected."

Statin drugs might boost healthy gut microbes Bacterial changes found in people taking cholesterol-lowering medication.

It’s amazing what researchers are capable of achieving when resources and manpower are focused on a common goal.

“Testing of the vaccine, which has already started in Germany, could start in the U.S. as early as next week if health regulators sign off.”

Pfizer says coronavirus vaccine could be ready by the fall for emergency use Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday it could have a coronavirus vaccine ready for use on an emergency basis in the fall if it proves to work safely in testing.