https://turbidplaque.com/tags/news/ Recent content in News on The Turbid Plaque Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Alan Dove Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:16:43 -0500 https://turbidplaque.com/posts/2020/2020-11-19-the-filtrate-covid-comebacks-ring-containment-and-news-notes/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:16:43 -0500 https://turbidplaque.com/posts/2020/2020-11-19-the-filtrate-covid-comebacks-ring-containment-and-news-notes/ This week, the biggest science story was the news (so far only available in press releases and derived news stories) that both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccines appear to be very effective. We need to see actual, peer-reviewed data of course, and a critical question will be whether these vaccines – both based on the same strategy – confer immunity from infection or only from disease. It’s exciting news in any case.