Experimental Covid-19 vaccine hacks your DNA to build immunity →
The idea is to trick your immune system into building up defences against the coronavirus. FUTURISM
Read MoreBiometric IDs can be 'gamechanger' in coronavirus antibody tests, vaccine →
As authorities consider antibody tests and vaccines, biometric ID systems can help keep track in countries without ID systems. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreResearchers announce promising coronavirus vaccine candidate →
Early animal trials have shown promise so far, but human trials are still in the planning stages. The researchers already had a big leg up from past epidemics. FUTURISM
Read MoreWhen will COVID-19 vaccines and treatments be ready? Follow this tracker to see →
You can now see the progress worldwide researchers are making as they fight the coronavirus, updated daily at 12 Eastern. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreHow long will it take to develop a coronavirus vaccine? →
A COVID-19 vaccine developed, licensed, and manufactured at a global scale in twelve months would be an unprecedented, even revolutionary achievement. THE NEW YORKER
Read MoreCoronavirus: How close are we to a vaccine? →
Coronavirus has spread to more than 60 countries and the UK government says more cases are "likely". There is currently no vaccine available to protect people against the disease. But when could that change? BBC NEWS
Read MoreDrug makers are using AI to help find an answer to the coronavirus →
Since the novel coronavirus 2019 was first reported as a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, scientific and medical communities have mobilized to find a drug to bring the growing number of cases under control. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreHow a revolutionary vaccine “blew away” Meningitis A outbreaks in Burkina Faso →
A historic partnership between Burkina Faso and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has deployed life-saving vaccines that effectively nullified the threat of Meningitis A outbreaks during the Harmattan windy season. GATES FOUNDATION
Read MoreCoronavirus: Scientists race to develop a vaccine →
At Inovio's lab in San Diego, scientists are using a relatively new type of DNA technology to develop a potential vaccine. "INO-4800" - as it's currently called - with plans for it to enter human trials by the early summer. BBC NEWS
Read More‘Against all odds’: The inside story of how scientists across three continents produced an Ebola vaccine →
It is a feat that built on the work of scientists in multiple countries on three continents who toiled in obscurity for years. And it ensured that when future outbreaks strike, health workers have a crucial new tool at their disposal. STAT
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