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In the first year of the The Berkowitz Living Laboratory Collaboration, scientists have published landmark research on the effectiveness and safety of coronavirus vaccinations in real world settings. This research has been widely covered in the media and has been used by governments and health authorities to directly inform policy and improve pandemic response:
Collaboration Launch:
Toward better medicine, Harvard Gazette
Gift to HMS, Clalit Institute launches precision medicine initiative, Philanthropy News Digest
Israel’s First Precision Medicine Clinic, Precision Medicine Institute
Harvard launches precision medicine program with Israeli innovation center, Becker's Health IT
HMS, Clalit Collaboration Seeks to Improve Precision Medicine, Health IT Analytics
Research:
The Pfizer vaccine’s initial success holds up in wider use, a study finds, The New York Times
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine works well in big 'real world' test, NBC News
Vaccines work in the real world, new data shows, CNN
COVID-19 Vaccines Work. Here’s the Real-World Proof, Time Magazine
Pfizer vaccine's second dose boosts protection dramatically, The Telegraph
Pfizer-BioNTech Shot Could Help End Pandemic, Israel Study Shows, Bloomberg
Heart Problem More Common After Covid-19 Than After Vaccination, Study Finds, The New York Times
Covid vaccine much safer than catching the virus, study in Israel finds, CNN
Heart inflammation risk boosted slightly by vaccine, more by COVID-19 -study, Reuters
Pfizer vaccine very effective against Delta variant in adolescents in Israel - study, Reuters
Pfizer Jab Effective Against Delta Variant in Teens, Study Finds, Bloomberg
The case for Covid boosters just got stronger, CNN
Israeli data supports use of Pfizer booster, Reuters
Dr. Fauci Just Urged Vaccinated People Not to Do This, Yahoo News
A cocoon of vaccination provides 'substantial' protection for unvaccinated kids, studies find, CNN
Covid-19: Booster mRNA Vax Dosing Shows Clear Benefits in Israeli Cohort, Physician's Weekly
Booster vaccine dose effective in reducing severe covid-19-related outcomes: Lancet study, Mint
COVID more likely to cause serious side effects than vaccine, Jerusalem Post