Articles about vaccine

First multi-coronavirus vaccine enters human testing, built on UW Medicine technology

A vaccine with University of Washington roots that fights a suite of coronaviruses including COVID-19 and related, deadly diseases is starting human clinical testing. Read More

T-Mobile sets April 2 deadline for office workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or lose jobs

T-Mobile will require all of its office workers, with limited exceptions, to be fully vaccinated by April 2, saying in… Read More

Rep. Adam Schiff rips Amazon and Facebook for ‘directly profiting’ on COVID-19 misinformation

Rep. Adam Schiff, in separate letters to bosses of tech giants Amazon and Facebook, criticized the efforts of both companies… Read More

Sen. Elizabeth Warren concerned that Amazon is ‘peddling misinformation’ about COVID-19

In a six-page letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren expressed concerns that the “search and ‘Best Seller’… Read More

‘We’ve been instrumental’: How Seattle became a hub for COVID-19 vaccine research

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, University of Washington scientist Deborah Fuller did a quick pivot to the new virus. Her… Read More

Seattle’s HDT Bio to start U.S. clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine in development by Seattle-based HDT Bio will enter early-stage clinical trials in the U.S., the company… Read More

Study finds major disparities in vaccine clinical trials over the past decade

As data shows racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, a new study has found racial and ethnic inequities across nearly… Read More

Photos: Inside Amazon’s pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at its Seattle headquarters

During normal times, the Amazon Meeting Center is bustling with Amazon workers and others attending various tech-related events. Amid a… Read More

Amazon will host a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at its headquarters in Seattle

Amazon is using its headquarters in Seattle as a COVID-19 vaccination site. The tech giant is partnering with Virginia Mason… Read More

Microsoft campus near Seattle will be used to administer COVID-19 vaccine

Microsoft is turning its mostly vacant campus into a COVID-19 vaccination site. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant is working with… Read More

Can vaccinated people still transmit COVID-19? The answer is key for herd immunity, research finds

As coronavirus vaccines are distributed throughout the country, a big question remains: Even though the vaccines reduce symptomatic COVID-19, can… Read More

FDA says Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, which began its trials in Seattle, is ‘highly effective’

Another COVID-19 vaccine is on the verge of authorization after an FDA analysis determined Moderna’s vaccine as safe and “highly… Read More

Pfizer’s promising COVID-19 vaccine is good news for Moderna’s trials, Fauci says

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Monday announced promising results from its COVID-19 vaccine trials, showing that it was more than 90%… Read More

Experts foresee triumphs and tragedies in worldwide quest for COVID-19 vaccine

The good news is that Operation Warp Speed, the multibillion-dollar effort to develop vaccines for COVID-19, is moving ahead at… Read More

After good results in Seattle, COVID-19 vaccine will face key trials this summer, Moderna CEO says

The coronavirus vaccine trial that started out in Seattle is progressing well enough to get onto Food and Drug Administration’s… Read More

How AI is helping scientists in the fight against COVID-19, from robots to predicting the future

Artificial intelligence is playing a part in each stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, from predicting the spread of the novel… Read More

Multiple vaccines could be needed to fully stop COVID-19 pandemic, UW vaccinologist says

Although more than 40 organizations are developing the COVID-19 vaccine, only three have made it to human testing. Leading the way… Read More

Seattle techies get the first shots in Kaiser Permanente’s coronavirus vaccine trial

Seattle’s tech community is well-represented in the first group of participants to get their shots in the first U.S. clinical… Read More

Scientists create atomic-scale map of coronavirus’ deadly weapon, pointing out a path to fighting it

Biochemists have created the first 3-D, atomic-scale map of key proteins in the killer coronavirus, opening up new possibilities for… Read More

PATH opens new vaccine innovation center with $11M from Gates Foundation

PATH, the Seattle-based global heath nonprofit, is opening a new Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, funded initially through an $11 million… Read More