Tag Archives: vaccines

What Is the Spike Protein in COVID-19?

The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein plays a crucial role in COVID-19 infection. Learn about the spike protein and its importance as a therapeutic target in COVID-19 vaccines in this post by Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope.

What Does Vaccine Efficacy Mean?

Learn about vaccine efficacy as an important indicator of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial success in this post by Fancy Comma, LLC’s Sheeva Azma and Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope.

Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine: How Does It Work?

Learn about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine developed by J&J subsidiary Janssen in this post by Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope.

Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA Vaccine for COVID-19: How Does It Work?

In this post, Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope discusses the vaccine in development by Pfizer and BioNTech — an mRNA-based vaccine that is considered a “dark horse” in the COVID-19 vaccine race.

How the Novavax Vaccine for COVID-19, A Protein Subunit Vaccine, Works

In this post, Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope talks about Novavax, a protein subunit vaccine being developed for COVID-19.

How Does China’s CoronaVac Vaccine for COVID-19 Work?

Learn more about CoronaVac, a COVID-19 inactivated vaccine being developed by Sinovac in China, in this post by Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope.

How Does the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Vaccine for COVID-19 Work?

Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope discusses the history of, and science behind, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19.

How Does Moderna’s mRNA Vaccine for COVID-19 Work?

In this post, learn about how the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine works. and why this mRNA-based vaccine is a front-runner in the race to a COVID-19 vaccine to mitigate the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.