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Figure 1. Methods for vaccine production before the corona epidemic. (Courtesy of the Committee for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine): Use of a weakened or inactive virus and a recombinant protein (the virus) that is transferred to the body via a viral vector and activates the immune system. Courtesy of the Nobel Prize Committee

Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023 for the pioneers in the field of mRNA who accelerated the vaccines for Corona

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Kariko and Weissman immediately realized that their discovery was of enormous significance for the possible use of messenger RNA in medicine. These important findings were published in 2005, 15 years before the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
Monkeypox virus in human vesicular fluid. Electron microscopy reveals "M" virus (Mulberry type) of varicella virus in human vesicular fluid. The surface of type "M" viruses is covered with short, coiled filaments, while type "C" or "capsule" viruses have penetrated inside. Photo: depositphotos.com

Fear of an outbreak of monkeypox

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Several cases of the viral disease have been discovered in the United States and Europe and health authorities are preparing to stop its spread. The good news: there is an effective vaccine against it
From the right: Dr. Erez Shmoeli, Dr. Yiftach Gefner and Prof. Dan Yamin. Photo: Tel Aviv University spokesperson

Is the vaccine safe? Ask the sensor!

Modern technology will make it possible to determine the safety of vaccines using smart sensors
A scheme describing the mechanism of action of the innovative nanoparticles. Courtesy of MIT

Development of oral RNA vaccines

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Researchers have succeeded in developing a method to deliver RNA in a capsule that can be swallowed, a development that will make it easier to take RNA vaccines
Results of a generally insured study on the effectiveness of the corona vaccine

A thorough study of 1.2 million general insureds proves: the corona vaccine is effective

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Final results of the Klalit Research Institute regarding the effectiveness of corona vaccines are published in the medical journal The New England Journal of Medicine: after the first vaccine dose: 57% effectiveness in preventing morbidity and a 62% reduction in severe disease after a second vaccine dose: a 94% reduction in morbidity and 92% are seriously ill
Pfizer's vaccine. Photo: depositphotos.com

About the Helsinki Committee - and the dance about the two weddings

In recent days there has been a big uproar regarding the Helsinki Committee, what it determined or did not determine, and what it means for the vaccine. So let's break down the issue, to understand what the Ministry of Health really did wrong, and what this means for Pfizer, the vaccine and the Helsinki Committee. Dr.Roey Tsezana makes order
Corona vaccine illustration: depositphotos.com

The FDA granted emergency approval for Pfizer and Biotech's corona vaccine

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On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine for emergency use in people 16 and older. It is now expected that the Ministry of Health will approve the vaccine for emergency use in Israel as well
Summer pregnancy. Illustration: shutterstock

The connection between the flu vaccine in pregnancy and autism in the offspring has been ruled out

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A flu vaccine during pregnancy protects the children and women from illness, but does it also have long-term risks? A decade-long follow-up study refutes this.
vaccinations. Illustration: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

A new study carried out at Ichilov and Tel Aviv University found: the vaccines are safe

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The innovative RNA vaccine provides the body with the instructions to produce the spike proteins of the corona virus. This protein provides the immune system with an initial and safe introduction to the virus [Image source: NIH]

Corona virus: a new type of vaccine based on RNA

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Irrational resistance to vaccines. Illustration: shutterstock

Confidence in vaccines - in the eye of the beholder

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the flu. Photo: shutterstock

Why the flu shot can't cause the flu and why you should get vaccinated now

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In the figure: three possible strategies for building balls from pentagonal tiles. From left to right: a - tiles that are glued to each other directly, b - tiles that are connected using linear connectors, c - tiles that are connected using triangular connectors. Prof. Ehud Kinan and Dr. Efrat Solel. The Technion

The artificial virus

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Climate change denial. Illustration: shutterstock

Pseudoscience is taking over social media with fake news and putting us all at risk

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Measles symptoms. Illustration: shutterstock

Measles: There is a way to convince the opponents of vaccines

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Lymphoid organ in the small intestine. In red: accumulations of type B immune cells within the "training sites". In green - cells secreting antibodies after leaving the training sites and migrating to the intestinal tissues. Courtesy of Prof. Ziv Shulman, Weizmann Institute

New research may advance the development of vaccines to be given orally

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A dog in the Beit Shean Valley, November 2017, with suspected rabies. He was completely apathetic and moved towards the photographer's vehicle without fear. Photography: Avihai Ran

Rabies - in animals and in humans - an outbreak in northern Israel

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Human evolution, according to an abyss. Illustration: shutterstock

The psychological connection between conspiracy theories and creationism

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Human papillomavirus vaccine. Source: Pan American Health Organization.

Will Australians succeed in eradicating cervical cancer?

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Photo from a malaria vaccination project in the Solomon Islands. Source: Jeremy Miller, AusAID, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Flickr.

I know you from where?

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Intestinal bacteria. Illustration Mjak/Shutterstock

Our Personal Immunization Assistants / Catherine Harmon Courage

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Schematic view of the spontaneous assembly of mesoporous silica rods (MSRs) that induce the recruitment of the body's immune system cells. [Courtesy: Wyss Institute at Harvard University]

A XNUMXD programmable vaccine will fight cancer and viral diseases such as AIDS

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The Ebola virus is hitting Africa. Illustration: shutterstock

Ebola: The Epidemic Accelerates * Analysis of the virus genome revealed that it mutated rapidly as it spread

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Melissa and Mark Knotwitz, with their two children. One of the children suffered cerebral hemorrhages as a result of a lack of vitamin K, after the parents decided not to approve giving the toddler an injection. Source: Vanderbilt Hospital

When resistance to vaccines slides into resistance to vitamin K - and the consequences for the children

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A sign warning against entering an Ebola-infected area, in the 2013 outbreak in the Congo. Photo: shutterstock

With the health risk close to home, medical professionals base their attitudes toward vaccines on personal feelings and experiences

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