https://www.scmp.com/rss/508163/feed Dr Adam Taylor is a virologist at Griffith University in Australia who studies the cellular and viral mechanisms responsible for virus replication and disease. He has identified novel therapeutics and vaccine candidates for emerging viruses such as Zika and Chikungunya virus. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Researchers around the world are trying to work out whether existing Covid-19 vaccines protect us from the latest variant, Omicron. The worst-case scenario is the virus has mutated so much in the crucial parts of its genome that it can escape Covid-19 vaccines designed to protect us from earlier versions of the virus – with devastating consequences globally. But it’s too soon to panic. And vaccines may end up protecting us against Omicron after all, as they have done with earlier variants. The... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/explained/article/3158267/why-its-too-early-panic-about-omicron-and-vaccines-may-protect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/explained/article/3158267/why-its-too-early-panic-about-omicron-and-vaccines-may-protect?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Dec 2021 03:18:30 +0000 Australia’s hopes of a locally developed Covid-19 vaccine have been dashed with news that the University of Queensland/CSL vaccine would not proceed to further clinical trials. Unlike news about the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine days earlier, there were no safety concerns with the UQ/CSL vaccine. According to a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on Friday, CSL said participants in the Phase 1 trial received “false positive” results to HIV tests. They were not infected with HIV,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3113754/why-did-australias-university-queensland/csl-coronavirus-vaccine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3113754/why-did-australias-university-queensland/csl-coronavirus-vaccine?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Dec 2020 04:30:33 +0000