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COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Safe During Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Vaccination of pregnant individuals with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is not associated with increased risks for neonatal adverse events, according to a study published online in...
Americans Have One Trusted Source for Info on COVID Vaccines
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – A doctor or nurse might be the only person capable of convincing a vaccine-hesitant person to get the COVID jab, a new study shows. Those who trust the medical profession...
Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Has Effectiveness of 54 Percent
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccines offer vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 54 percent against symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...
More Evidence COVID Shot in Pregnancy Is Safe, Healthy for Babies
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – The COVID-19 vaccine given to pregnant women does no harm to their unborn babies, and can actually lower the risk of serious complications in newborns, a new study finds....
Vaccines May Work Better if Arms Are Alternated for Each Shot
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – When getting vaccines, switching arms for each dose may produce greater immunity than having the jabs delivered into the same arm. That's the finding from a new study that...
Latest COVID Vaccine Shields Against Current Dominant Strain
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – In some good news for those folks who rolled up their sleeves for the latest COVID vaccine last fall, new government research shows the updated shots halve the chances of...
Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination May Reduce Neonatal Respiratory Distress
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Maternal COVID-19 vaccination is associated with reduced frequency of neonatal respiratory distress (RD), according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Nature...
COVID In Pregnancy Triples Baby's Odds for Respiratory Illness
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Babies born to COVID-infected mothers have triple the risk of developing a breathing disorder that normally affects preemies, a new study shows. Researchers found that...
COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy Safe for Infant Neurodevelopment
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy seems safe in terms of neurodevelopment through 18 months of age, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Pediatrics....
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Lagging in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – COVID-19 immunization completion is nearly half for people with versus without sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a research letter published online Jan. 8 in JAMA ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake More Likely in Pregnancy if Receiving Other Vaccines
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Pregnant patients are more likely to accept COVID-19 vaccination if they receive other routine vaccines during pregnancy, according to a study published in the December issue...
CDC: Although Season Not Over, Flu Activity Is Slowing Down
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – For the first time in months, there has been "a single-week decrease" in flu activity, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But...
Vaccination Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Kids
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – Vaccination can protect young people – particularly teenagers-- against long COVID, a new study finds. Records of more than 1 million U.S. kids showed that the COVID jab...
Flu Activity Slows Down, But Season Far From Over: CDC
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Following weeks of increases in flu activity, the latest U.S. government data shows "a single-week decrease" for the first time in months. But health officials warn that the...
COVID Can Threaten Sickle Cell Patients, But Too Few Are Vaccinated
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Sickle cell disease is one of many chronic health conditions that dramatically increases the risk of hospitalization and death in people infected by COVID-19. Unfortunately,...
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