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Science Corner: Two for Me, One for You

August 25, 2021 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Much has been discussed about how booster vaccines can help their recipients, but widespread boosters may also provide benefits for everyone.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: herd immunity, immunology, science, science corner, vaccination

Science Corner: Good Vaccine News from Another Vector

April 28, 2021 by Andy Walsh No Comments

One of the bigger challenges, both in terms of numbers of infections and difficulty in developing a vaccine, is malaria. A variety of malaria vaccine approaches have been proposed and developed. The best result to date was a finding of 55% efficacy in a large scale trial, meaning vaccinated individuals were a little less than half as likely to become infected. Now, a new study of a different vaccine demonstrated 77% efficacy in a moderate scale test, comparable to a phase II trial.

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Vaccine Communication: Strategies for Hope and Restoration

April 26, 2021 by Tiffany Lemon No Comments

Over the past weeks, the Emerging Scholars Network has been addressing the concerns a number of people have about receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines. Our previous posts have included an article provided by the Centers for Disease Control and two posts (Immunization is a Team Sport and Slowing Down to Build Trust) by our […]

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Science Corner: Slowing Down to Build Trust

April 14, 2021 by Andy Walsh 1 Comment

The votes are in, the bracket is complete, and we have a most pressing science & faith question: How much should science inform religious practice? If I thought my seedings had any meaning, this would be a Cinderella story, the lowest seed in the Theology & Religion going on to take it all. Now that […]

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: COVID-19, public health, science, science corner, vaccination

Vaccines: Try A Little Empathy

April 9, 2021 by ESN Announce 2 Comments

Many of us have struggled talking with family or friends who are hesitant to be vaccinated for COVID-19. A friend of ESN from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approached us about posting an article from the CDC with helpful ideas for these difficult conversations. We are delighted to share this article, written […]

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: COVID-19, vaccination

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