by Susan Keown | Oct 5, 2022 | ScienceWire
In her new book, “Hot Spot: How Seattle Became the Place for Infectious Disease Research,” Mary Engel (@Engel140) gives us the backstory for the Emerald City’s influential role in this field of study. Seattle scientists have made a name for themselves in the study of...
by Susan Keown | Sep 5, 2022 | ScienceWire
For VOA, Elise Cutts (@EliseCutts) explains vaccine-derived poliovirus — implicated in the recent outbreak in New York — and lays out the risks and benefits of the two forms of vaccine: inactivated polio vaccine, which is used in the U.S., and the oral polio vaccine,...
by Susan Keown | Jun 3, 2022 | ScienceWire
Writing for Crosscut, Hannah Weinberger (@weinbergrrrrr) goes behind the scenes with zookeepers in Seattle to learn how they administer vaccines and blood draws to their animals. With lots of training and plenty of delicious rewards, many animals are willing to...
by Susan Keown | Mar 4, 2022 | ScienceWire
New NSWA member Hannah Furfaro (@HannahFurfaro) writes for the Seattle Times about the quest to develop vaccines against addictive drugs, which began decades ago and may soon come to fruition thanks to a new research center at the University of Washington. A recently...
by Susan Keown | Jul 6, 2021 | ScienceWire
Even though FDA-authorized coronavirus vaccines are now widely available, writes Hannah Weinberger (@Weinbergrrrrr) for Crosscut, people continue to participate in clinical trials of new COVID-19 vaccines. Her story discusses a new University of Washington clinical...
