First-trimester COVID-19 vaccine does not increase risk for birth defects
First-trimester mRNA COVID-19 vaccine exposure is not associated with an increased risk for selected major structural birth defects, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Jul 11, 2024
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Researchers study differences in attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines between women and men in Africa
While many studies over the past several years have examined people's access to and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines, few studies in sub-Saharan Africa have looked at whether there were differences in vaccination rates ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Study backs RSV vaccine safety during pregnancy
Vaccinating mothers against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during late pregnancy to protect their newborns is not associated with an increased risk of preterm birth or other poor outcomes, according to a study by Weill ...
Jul 8, 2024
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Scientists discover how to improve vaccine response to potentially deadly bacterium
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might fight back against the potentially deadly MRSA bacterium. They have shown in an animal model that targeting a key suppressive ...
Jul 8, 2024
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Scientists discover PVP-037, a potent vaccine adjuvant
Many vaccines are only partially effective, have waning efficacy, or do not work well in the very young or the very old. For more than a decade, Ofer Levy, MD, Ph.D., and David Dowling, Ph.D., in the Precision Vaccines Program ...
Jul 3, 2024
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States with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates showed steepest decline in pediatric asthma prevalence: Study
States with high rates of COVID-19 vaccination saw more pediatric asthma patients get a break from their symptoms, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open by leaders from Nemours Children's Health and Endeavor ...
Jul 3, 2024
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Team reveals why new tuberculosis vaccine induces a stronger, longer response than the conventional vaccine
Researchers from the Butantan Institute and collaborators are developing a more potent version of the BCG vaccine that protects against tuberculosis. While the conventional immunizer reduced infection by 90% in experiments ...
Jul 3, 2024
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Study suggests regular vaccine boosts may help immunocompromised fight COVID-19
People who have received solid organ transplants and take immunosuppressant medications to prevent rejection are among those most susceptible to the damaging effects of COVID-19, including breakthrough infections, severe ...
Jul 2, 2024
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U.S. government to pay Moderna $176 million to develop mRNA flu vaccine
U.S. health officials announced Tuesday that the federal government will pay Moderna $176 million to speed development of a pandemic flu vaccine based on mRNA technology.
Jul 2, 2024
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A Lyme vaccine is in late-stage trials. Could an anti-tick vaccine be next?
As a vaccine against Lyme disease enters late-stage clinical trials, scientists around the globe are already looking beyond Lyme and exploring the possibility of an anti-tick vaccine that could effectively protect against ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Health officials warn of potential measles exposure from 'international traveler' in Boston
An "international visitor" who used public transportation to travel through Boston to Amsterdam earlier this month was diagnosed with measles, prompting local public health officials to warn residents that the person could ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Scientists developing a monoclonal antibody to neutralize Nipah virus one of the deadliest zoonotic pathogens
An experimental monoclonal antibody has been engineered to target the deadly Nipah virus, an emerging zoonotic pathogen with a human mortality rate ranging as high as a staggering 90%.
CDC advises updated COVID vaccine for everyone over 6 months of age
As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, U.S. health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available this fall.
Jun 28, 2024
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COVID infections are on the rise in Florida: What to know as new variants circulate
Florida is one of 39 states that is seeing an increase or likely seeing an increase in COVID infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jun 28, 2024
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As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign
With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign.
Jun 28, 2024
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Study reveals how antibody mAb 77 neutralizes measles virus
What happens when the measles virus meets a human cell? The viral machinery unfolds in just the right way to reveal key pieces that let it fuse itself into the host cell membrane.
Jun 27, 2024
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Text reminders about COVID-19 boosters are as effective as free rides, new study finds
In the first 10 months of availability, COVID-19 vaccines prevented around 235,000 deaths and 1.6 million hospitalizations in the U.S. However, by April 2023, 19% of Americans still hadn't received their first vaccine dose ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Legacy of vaccine hesitancy may be leaving workers vulnerable to measles infection and spread
One in five U.K. health care workers may not be fully immunized against measles, new research has found.
Jun 27, 2024
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