Carla K Johnson

AP Medical Writer

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Members of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett, Baltimore, Jan. 7, 2022.

In 1st, Surgeons Transplant Pig Heart into Human Patient

The procedure showed that a heart from a genetically modified animal can function without immediate rejection.

A surgical team examines a pig kidney attached to the body of a deceased recipient for any signs of rejection, New York, Sept. 2021.

Pig-to-Human Transplants a Step Closer with New Test

Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work.

Liana Fonseca looks away as she receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Miami, March 9, 2021.

Rapid Vaccine Rollout Backfired in Some States

A surprising analysis found that states that raced ahead of others have vaccinated smaller shares of their population.

Laboratory technicians work at the mAbxience biopharmaceutical company on an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, Garin, Argentina, Aug. 14, 2020.

Third Vaccine Reaches Final US Testing

AstraZeneca said its study will involve up to 30,000 adults from various racial, ethnic and geographic groups.