--- title: Functional Fluidics' featured Sickle Cell Disease articles & news stories description: Functional Fluidics' featured Sickle Cell Disease articles & news stories image: https://www.functionalfluidics.com/hubfs/Purple%20and%20Red%20News%20Science%20Instagram%20Post.png --- [![functionalfluidics_logo](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/functionalfluidics_logo.jpg?width=132&name=functionalfluidics_logo.jpg)](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/) - [About Us](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/about-us) - [Services](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/services) - [Assays](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/assays-2) - [Flow Adhesion](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/assays/flow-adhesion) - [Mechanical Fragility](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/assays/mechanical-fragility) - [Dynamic Sickling Assay](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/assays-dynamicsicklingassay) - [Oxygenscan](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/assays/lorrca-oxygenscan) - [Osmoscan](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/assays-2/flow-adhesion-reverse-0) - [Contract Research](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/contractresearch) - [Nigeria Research Center](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/functional_fluidics_nigeria) - [RBC Test Menu](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/hubfs/Test%20Menu%20(2).pdf) - Scientific Resources - [Peer Reviewed Publications](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/scientificresources/peerreviewed) - [Abstracts](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/scientificresources/abstracts) - [ELIPSIS](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/scientificresources/elipsis) - [News](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/news-and-presentations) [< Go Back To News & Media](https://www-functionalfluidics-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/news-and-presentations/) ## Functional Fluidics' featured Sickle Cell Disease articles & news stories Functional Fluidics' featured Sickle Cell Disease articles & news stories - - - March 3, 2021 0% read Subscribe to our Newsletter ![Purple and Red News Science Instagram Post](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Purple%20and%20Red%20News%20Science%20Instagram%20Post.png?width=480&name=Purple%20and%20Red%20News%20Science%20Instagram%20Post.png) The two COVID-19 vaccines that recently received emergency approval from the U.S. and other worldwide regulatory agencies are expected to pose little risk to the rare disease community, including to patients with compromised immune systems or those participating in gene therapy studies. That was the message of a recent webinar, hosted by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), in which officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) addressed concerns from the rare disease community regarding the newly available COVID-19 vaccines. [Learn more](https://sicklecellanemianews.com/2021/01/27/covid-19-vaccines-pose-little-risk-to-rare-disease-patients-fda-cdc-officials-say) Subscribe to our Newsletter Subscribe to our Newsletter ### ### Recommended Reads ![](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-12-01%20105529.png) Dec 1, 2025 #### [Functional Fluidics Welcomes Biopharma Leader Bert Bruce as Senior Advisor](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/publications/functional-fluidics-welcomes-biopharma-leader-bert-bruce-as-senior-advisor) ![](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-30%20195918.png) Dec 1, 2025 #### [Functional Fluidics to Present New Sickle Cell Disease Data at the 2025 ASH Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/publications/functional-fluidics-to-present-new-sickle-cell-disease-data-at-the-2025-ash-annual-meeting-in-orlando-florida) ### Contact Us   # **Our Location** 440 Burroughs Street, Suite 447, Detroit, MI 48202 United States Email: [info@functionalfluidics.com](mailto:info@functionalfluidics.com) Phone:313-315-2555 ### Subscribe to Our Newsletter - [Services](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/services) - [Assays](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/assays-2) - [RBC Test Menu](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/hubfs/Test%20Menu%20(2).pdf) - [Publications](https://www.functionalfluidics.com/publications/tag/publications) © Copyright Functional Fluidics 2016.