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A COVID Vaccine-by-Mouth Could Be on the Way
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – An oral vaccine for COVID-19 appears to produce the sort of immune response that could quickly stamp out a developing infection, according to results from a small-scale...
New COVID-19 Booster Shots Given Support by CDC
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – Following an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an expert panel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday also...
CDC Panel Gives Support to New COVID Booster Shots
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – Following on an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an expert panel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Tuesday also...
ChatGPT Accurately Handles Questions About Vaccine Hesitancy
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – ChatGPT provides accurate but sometimes incomplete answers to questions around vaccine hesitancy and safety, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Human Vaccines...
Flu Vaccine Cut Risk for Influenza-Linked Hospitalizations in 2023
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – Influenza vaccination reduced the risk for influenza-associated hospitalizations by 52 percent in the March to September Southern Hemisphere 2023 influenza season, according...
People Infected With Hepatitis C May Need the Hepatitis B Shot
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – Patients with hepatitis C should consider being vaccinated again for hepatitis B, because their immune response to the initial shot may be inadequate, a new study suggests....
FDA Approves New COVID Booster Shots
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available...
In Good News for U.S., Flu Vaccine Working Well in South America
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – In a finding that should ease the minds of Americans ahead of another flu season, this year's vaccines have already cut the risk of hospitalization in half during the South A...
Severity Reduced With Mpox Reinfection, Postvaccination Infection
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – The clinical features and outcomes of mpox reinfection and infection postvaccination are less clinically severe than initial infection, according to a global case series...
Providers Have Inadequate Awareness of PCV20 Vaccination Recommendations
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 – Two-thirds of health care providers agree or strongly agree with expanding recommendations for the new 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20), according to research...
Friday May See FDA Approval of New COVID-19 Boosters
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – New COVID-19 booster shots could soon pass the needed hurdles for vaccinations to begin next week. Sources familiar with U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans say...
Making Sure You Don't Get RSV This Winter: An Expert Offers Tips
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common viral infection that affects people of all ages, with infants and older adults being particularly vulnerable to severe...
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Mpox Vaccine
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – While it doesn't prevent infection altogether, new research shows the mpox vaccine does reduces the severity of disease in those who fall ill from the virus. An...
FDA Approval of New COVID Boosters Could Come by Friday
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – New COVID-19 booster shots could soon pass the needed hurdles for vaccinations to begin next week. Sources familiar with U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans say...
Anti-Vax Trend May Harm Pet Dogs, With Half of Owners Against Immunization
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – Some people mistrust the safety and effectiveness of human vaccines for COVID-19 and other diseases, a fact that became abundantly clear during the pandemic. Now, a new...
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