News

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:

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Collaboration Launch:

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Toward better medicine, Harvard Gazette

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Gift to HMS, Clalit Institute launches precision medicine initiative, Philanthropy News Digest

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Israel’s First Precision Medicine Clinic, Precision Medicine Institute

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Harvard launches precision medicine program with Israeli innovation center, Becker's Health IT

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HMS, Clalit Collaboration Seeks to Improve Precision Medicine, Health IT Analytics

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Research:

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The Pfizer vaccine’s initial success holds up in wider use, a study finds, The New York Times

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Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is Equally Effective for Young and Old, Israeli Study Finds, The Wall Street Journal

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Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine works well in big 'real world' test, NBC News

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Vaccines work in the real world, new data shows, CNN 

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COVID-19 Vaccines Work. Here’s the Real-World Proof, Time Magazine

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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

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Covid vaccine much safer than catching the virus, study in Israel finds, CNN

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Heart inflammation risk boosted slightly by vaccine, more by COVID-19 -study, Reuters

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Vaccinated Teens 90% Less Likely To Contract Delta Variant In First Few Weeks After Second Dose, Study Finds, Forbes

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Pfizer vaccine very effective against Delta variant in adolescents in Israel - study, Reuters

 

Pfizer Jab Effective Against Delta Variant in Teens, Study Finds, Bloomberg

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The case for Covid boosters just got stronger, CNN

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Israeli data supports use of Pfizer booster, Reuters

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Dr. Fauci Just Urged Vaccinated People Not to Do This, Yahoo News

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A cocoon of vaccination provides 'substantial' protection for unvaccinated kids, studies find, CNN

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Covid-19: Booster mRNA Vax Dosing Shows Clear Benefits in Israeli Cohort, Physician's Weekly

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Booster vaccine dose effective in reducing severe covid-19-related outcomes: Lancet study, Mint

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COVID more likely to cause serious side effects than vaccine, Jerusalem Post

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