Next crop of COVID-19 vaccine developers take more traditional route
Many leading candidates in final-stage test are based on new, largely unproven technology platforms designed to produce vaccines at speed.
Thu Oct 29 2020
Miscarriages reported in 2 US women with Zika virus
Two US women who contracted the Zika virus while traveling out of the country miscarried after returning home and the virus was found in their placentas.
Fri Feb 12 2016
The Zika threat
The Zika virus existed for decades in equatorial zones of Asia and Africa. Then, about 10 years ago, it cropped up on various Pacific islands.
Mon Feb 01 2016
Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads
Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to severe birth defects and is spreading quickly through the Americas.
Sat Jan 30 2016