Medical Center takes part in clinical trials for mRNA flu vaccine
The University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester General Hospital are two of only 12 sites nationally that are testing Pfizer and BioNTech’s new mRNA flu vaccine.
University of Rochester among first to join White House COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge
Participants in the challenge commit to taking key actions to help get their campus communities vaccinated.
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine 100% effective at preventing severe disease
Since last July, the University of Rochester Medical Center has been a leader in the US national clinical trials for the COVID vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
Medical Center to participate in pediatric COVID vaccine trials
The Medical Center will take part in a phase 2/3 vaccine trial in collaboration with Moderna to test the COVID-19 vaccine in healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years.
New coronavirus vaccine study seeks to ‘boost’ immune response
A new clinical trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Newly approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Rochester
Researchers and volunteers in Rochester have been involved in the testing of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine since May. The vaccine study can trace its roots back to decades of research conducted at Rochester.
Early signs indicate coronavirus vaccine is effective
An interim analysis of study data from a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech indicates that the vaccine is highly effective in preventing COVID-19. Researchers and volunteers in Rochester have been involved in the testing of the vaccine since May, when the first human studies were launched, and technologies used in the development of the vaccine can trace their origins to decades of infectious disease research conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
UR Medicine, community pediatricians team up to encourage vaccinations
In the wake of the measles cases that have arisen in the Rochester area over the past several weeks, pediatricians throughout the region have collaborated on a video in the hopes of spreading awareness about the benefits of vaccination.
Horses get the flu, too
Flu vaccines for horses haven’t been updated in more than 25 years, and now Rochester researchers have developed a new live equine influenza vaccine that is not only safer and more effective for horses, but also protects people.
10 years ago: Cancer vaccine with Rochester roots approved
Largely unreported in 2006 was the remarkable story of three Rochester virologists whose innovation, dedication, and perseverance resulted in the key breakthrough that lies at the heart of the first vaccine targeting the leading cause of cervical cancer.