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Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Shields Against Highly Mutated New Variant
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 – Moderna Inc. said Wednesday that its updated vaccine held its own against the new, highly mutated COVID-19 variant known as BA.2.86. According to the company, the vaccine,...
Moderna Says Updated COVID Shot Shields Against Highly Mutated New Variant
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 – Some good news for folks who are worried about the new, troublesome COVID variant known as BA.2.86: Moderna Inc. said Wednesday that its updated vaccine held its own...
Some Immunosuppressed Do Not Have Anti-Spike Antibodies After COVID-19 Vaccination
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 – About one in five immunosuppressed individuals have no detectable immunoglobulin (Ig)G anti-spike antibodies, even after three or more COVID-19 vaccines, according to a...
Rising COVID Hospitalizations, New Variants Have Americans on Edge
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – A new COVID-19 surge is underway, with seasonal changes and new variants fueling an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. A new Omicron variant, named Eris, has become...
Recommendations Updated for Flu Vaccine in Children
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – Recommendations have been updated for influenza vaccination among U.S. children for the 2023 to 2024 season, according to a policy statement and accompanying technical...
Poll: Only Half of Older Adults Have Heard of the New RSV Vaccines, Arexvy and Abrysvo
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 – About half of older adults (52 percent) have heard of the new vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to the National Poll on Healthy Aging released...
Teens May Have Missed Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 – Adolescents, especially those born in 2008, may have missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the Aug. 25 issue of the U.S....
New COVID-19 Boosters To Roll Out Mid-September
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 – New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September, providing an opportunity for people to boost waning antibodies...
Updated COVID Vaccines Will Roll Out Mid-September, Officials Say
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 – New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve...
COVID Vaccine Boosters Crucial for Some Cancer Patients: Study
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Cancer patients with immune systems weakened by treatment are among the groups most concerned about the continued spread of COVID-19 and the chance of the infection...
U.S. Wastewater Tests Spot Highly Mutated Variant of COVID-19
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United States....
U.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – For the first time in a decade, the rate at which American adolescents received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has not increased, new data show. Current guidelines...
Routine Vaccines Can Cut Risk for Later Alzheimer Disease
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 – Prior vaccinations against tetanus and diphtheria, shingles, and pneumococcus are all associated with a reduced risk for developing Alzheimer disease, according to a study...
RSV Vaccine, Abrysvo, Reduces Risk for Severe LRTD by 81.8 Percent Within 3 Months After Birth
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – Abrysvo received the first approval for a vaccine women can take during pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the U.S. Food and...
FDA Approves RSV Vaccine, Abrysvo, for Pregnant Women to Help Shield Newborns
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – Women may soon have a vaccine they can take during a pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), following U.S. Food and Drug...
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