Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low U.S. flu rates seen as pandemic rages
Higher flu vaccination rates are one reason why flu cases are way down in the United States, experts say.
Dec 22, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Concerns over infecting others matter more for vaccination in sparsely populated areas
Concerns over infecting others play a greater role in people's willingness to be vaccinated in sparsely populated areas than dense urban ones, according to newly published findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two thirds of people with lupus would take COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows
Two out of three people with lupus (64%) are willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine if it is free and determined safe by scientists according to results of a survey conducted by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). However, it ...
Dec 16, 2020
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Cardiology
High-dose flu shot no better for heart patients
Getting a high-dose flu shot instead of a regular dose doesn't further reduce the risk of serious flu-complications, hospitalization or death in people with heart disease, new research shows.
Dec 10, 2020
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Vaccination
Latinos are especially reluctant to get flu shots – how a small clinic in Indiana found ways to overcome that
Every year, tens of millions of Americans avoid the flu vaccine. During the 2019-2020 flu season, fewer than half of U.S. adults got the shot.
Dec 10, 2020
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Fewer Black kids getting flu shots, worrying CDC officials
More Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic, public health officials said Wednesday.
Dec 10, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Building better vaccines for the elderly
As human lifespans have gotten longer, certain proteins in our bodies are increasingly prone to take on alternative shapes. These misfolded proteins can ultimately trigger neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Vaccination
Vaccine 1st puts spotlight on German pharma company BioNTech
The email that arrived in the ancient German city of Mainz shortly before 1 a.m. in the morning marked a turning point in the global effort to deliver a reliable vaccine against the coronavirus pandemic—and for the little-known ...
Dec 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two out of three people would have a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available
Scientists at Keele University and King's College London have found that 64% of people would be likely to have a COVID-19 vaccination when one became available.
Nov 30, 2020
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Narcolepsy fiasco spurs Covid vaccine fears in Sweden
Take a vaccine developed in haste? Never again, says Meissa Chebbi, who, like hundreds of other young Swedes suffered debilitating narcolepsy after a mass vaccination campaign against the 2009-2010 swine flu pandemic.
Nov 26, 2020
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