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Why Testing New Medicines in a Diverse Population Is Important
Companies are working to develop new vaccines for COVID-19, and one of the many challenges is ensuring that clinical trials required to test the new medicines reflect the population at large in order to determine how effective the vaccines will be when...
Mount Sinai Employees Explain Why They Were Excited to Receive the New COVID-19 Vaccine
The first health care workers throughout the Mount Sinai Health System received the first new COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, December 15. For many, it was an exciting and emotional moment. For these front-line workers, and for the Health System, receiving...
mRNA Vaccine Technology Makes Its Extraordinary Debut
The mRNA technology used to create the first two COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc., and Moderna, Inc. will undoubtedly change the course of vaccine development for years to come.Both companies have “shown that the vaccines are extraordinary,” says Peter...
What Older Adults Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines
Older adults are among those most at risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19. This is why people who live in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities are expected to be among the first offered the new COVID-19 vaccines. It’s okay to have a lot of...
Mount Sinai Researchers Use Apple Watch to Predict COVID-19
Subtle changes in an individual’s heartbeat, which can be measured on an Apple Watch, are able to signal the onset of COVID-19 up to seven days before individuals are diagnosed with the infection. That preliminary observation was made by...
How Will We Know Any New COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe?
Vaccines for COVID-19 are in the news these days. For many pediatricians and preventive medicine specialists, vaccines have always been one of their most important tools and one of their most trusted measures for keeping patients healthy. In this Q&A,...