CDC report on COVID vaccine blocked from publication
A federal report pointing out the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines may never be released, according to multiple people familiar with the decision.
Apr 22, 2026
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Investigative Techniques: News and Research on Vaccine Development
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CDC pauses release of COVID vaccine effectiveness study
A health report on COVID-19 vaccines has been delayed after concerns about how the study was conducted.
Apr 10, 2026
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Pediatric influenza vaccination prevents hospitalizations across seasons
In pediatric patients, influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) varied across 2021 to 2024 seasons, but did help prevent influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits, according to a study published online April ...
Apr 8, 2026
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Two unexplored Vaccinia genome regions could allow more therapeutic genes in one virus
Genetic modification of viruses has long been used as a strategy to treat and prevent different types of diseases. Specifically, it consists of exploiting certain characteristics of viruses that make them suitable tools for ...
Feb 18, 2026
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Maternal flu and Tdap shots may lower rates of infant hospitalization, ED visits
Maternal influenza and tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccinations are associated with a lower risk for influenza- and pertussis-related hospitalization or emergency department (ED) visits in infants younger ...
Jan 9, 2026
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Two flu vaccine doses boost benefit for children younger than 3 years
Receiving two doses of inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) in the first year of influenza vaccination is associated with improved protection for children younger than 3 years versus one dose, according to a study published ...
Oct 17, 2025
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Data-driven detection of concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants months in advance
Since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, several variants of the virus have developed into Variants of Concern (VOCs), as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). VOCs are virus variants that are predicted or ...
Jul 18, 2025
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Critical step in COVID-19 infection identified—how the virus shields itself during replication
Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute and the University of Chicago have uncovered a mechanism that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, uses to protect itself inside the body as it works to replicate ...
Jun 5, 2025
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Virologists issue urgent call to global action as H5N1 avian flu threat rises
The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in 40+ countries, has published a comprehensive analysis and call-to-action in The Lancet Regional ...
Apr 28, 2025
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5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive, and research is hobbled by lack of data
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers struggled to grasp the rate of the virus's spread and the number of related deaths. While hospitals tracked cases and deaths within their walls, the broader picture ...
Mar 20, 2025
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