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Systemic Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine Tied to Greater nAB Response
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Short-term systemic side effects of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccine are associated with greater long-lasting neutralizing antibody (nAB)...
Moderna Announces Good Results From Trial of Combo COVID/Flu Vaccine
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – An experimental vaccine that could offer one-stop prevention for both COVID-19 and influenza is showing positive results among older adults in trials, maker Moderna announced...
FDA Panel OKs New COVID Vaccine for Fall
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended updating the formula for COVID vaccines ahead of a fall campaign that will encourage Americans to...
No Decline in Cardiovascular Events Seen With COVID-19 Vaccine After Acute Coronary Syndromes
MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – Patients who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose after acute coronary syndromes do not have a reduced risk for cardiovascular events, according to a research...
U.S. Will Make Millions of Bird Flu Vaccines This Summer
MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – As the H5N1 avian flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, nearly 5 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for possible use in humans. Since...
At-School Vaccination Boosts HPV Vaccination Coverage
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – At-school vaccination may be a useful tool to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescents, according to a study published online May 23 in...
Vaccines Will Be Best Defense Against Bird Flu, Experts Say
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – Humanity’s best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says. The H5N1 avian flu has been raging through cattle and poultry i...
Scientists Developing mRNA-Based Vaccine Against H5N1 Bird Flu
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 – An experimental mRNA vaccine against the H5N1 avian flu is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in lab animals, researchers report. The vaccine could help...
HPV Vaccine Is Also Preventing Cancers in Men: Study
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 – Development and uptake of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine has been crucial in reducing rates of virus-linked cervical cancers in women. Now, the accumulated data...
Preparedness for HPAI A(H5N1) Virus Varies Across Jurisdictions
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Variation is seen in preparedness and response to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) viruses, according to a research letter published online May 21 in the...
CDC Warns Muslim Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia of Meningitis Outbreak
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Muslim pilgrims attending the annual Hajj could be at risk for meningitis due to outbreaks occurring in Saudi Arabia, U.S. health officials warned this week. Twelve cases...
Repeat COVID Vaccination Could Shield Against Wide Range of Viruses
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Powerful COVID vaccines could be setting people’s immune systems up to successfully fight off not just future COVID variants, but other types of coronaviruses as well, a new s...
Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds. A single measles jab is up to 2.6 times more likely to...
There's a New Set of COVID Variants Called FLiRT: What You Need to Know
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – The virus behind COVID has mutated again, this time producing variants nicknamed FLiRT, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported. The variants...
Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet. The effort from a British team at the University...
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