T-Mobile will require all of its office workers, with limited exceptions, to be fully vaccinated by April 2, saying in a memo that those who don’t upload proof of full… Read More
Rep. Adam Schiff, in separate letters to bosses of tech giants Amazon and Facebook, criticized the efforts of both companies to curb the spread COVID-19 and related vaccination information. The… Read More
In a six-page letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren expressed concerns that the “search and ‘Best Seller’ algorithms” on the online retail giant’s website are spreading misinformation… Read More
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, University of Washington scientist Deborah Fuller did a quick pivot to the new virus. Her skills in vaccine research had been honed for many years… Read More
An experimental COVID-19 vaccine in development by Seattle-based HDT Bio will enter early-stage clinical trials in the U.S., the company announced yesterday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared… Read More
As data shows racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, a new study has found racial and ethnic inequities across nearly a decade of U.S. vaccine trials. Minority communities and older… Read More
During normal times, the Amazon Meeting Center is bustling with Amazon workers and others attending various tech-related events. Amid a pandemic, the building turned into a mass COVID-19 vaccination site.… Read More
Amazon is using its headquarters in Seattle as a COVID-19 vaccination site. The tech giant is partnering with Virginia Mason for a one-day pop-up clinic on Sunday Jan. 24 that… Read More
Microsoft is turning its mostly vacant campus into a COVID-19 vaccination site. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant is working with the state of Washington and local hospitals to open up… Read More
As coronavirus vaccines are distributed throughout the country, a big question remains: Even though the vaccines reduce symptomatic COVID-19, can vaccinated individuals still transmit the virus? The answer could significantly… Read More
Another COVID-19 vaccine is on the verge of authorization after an FDA analysis determined Moderna’s vaccine as safe and “highly effective.” An independent panel will review the findings and the… Read More
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Monday announced promising results from its COVID-19 vaccine trials, showing that it was more than 90% effective in preventing the disease. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of… Read More
The good news is that Operation Warp Speed, the multibillion-dollar effort to develop vaccines for COVID-19, is moving ahead at a pace that justifies its name. The bad news is… Read More
The coronavirus vaccine trial that started out in Seattle is progressing well enough to get onto Food and Drug Administration’s fast track for development, with planning well underway for the… Read More
Artificial intelligence is playing a part in each stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, from predicting the spread of the novel coronavirus to powering robots that can replace humans in hospital… Read More
Although more than 40 organizations are developing the COVID-19 vaccine, only three have made it to human testing. Leading the way is Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle, which began… Read More
Seattle’s tech community is well-represented in the first group of participants to get their shots in the first U.S. clinical trial of a vaccine for coronavirus. The first volunteer in… Read More
Biochemists have created the first 3-D, atomic-scale map of key proteins in the killer coronavirus, opening up new possibilities for developing treatments and a vaccine. Researchers at the University of… Read More
PATH, the Seattle-based global heath nonprofit, is opening a new Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, funded initially through an $11 million dollar grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Within its… Read More