The New RSV Vaccine(s) -- Scientific American -- August 28, 2023

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An incredibly good article, easy-to-read, and a tie-in with Covid.

Research began by a post-doc fellowship at the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center, 2008 -- a decade before Covid-19 -- but led to the Covid-19 vaccines.

That researcher is now a molecular biologist at the University of Texas at Austin, Jason McLellan,

Two Big Pharma companies ran with the data were GSK and Pfizer. Each has come up with a vaccine, and each has been approved by the FDA.

GSK: Arexvy, already being advertised on televisionn.

Pfizer: Abrysvo, also already being advertised on television.

My wife got one of the two last week. Significant pain and swelling in arm following the shot, although she got the seasonal flu shot in the same arm at the same time. The latter has never been a problem for her so we assume the "reaction" was due to the RSV -- but at least we know it "took."

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The Book Club

Oskar Schindler: The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind The List, David M. Crowe, c. 2004.

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