Obstetrics & gynaecology
COVID-19 vaccine not linked with period disruption, study finds
COVID-19 vaccination does not cause concerning changes to periods, research has found.
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Immunology
Study: COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccinations increased and sustained antibody responses
Booster vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 are being promoted worldwide to counter the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Recent studies on the effectiveness of the third dose of the vaccine found improved efficacy ...
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Health
Q and A: Travel safety tips
I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination ...
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Vaccination
Moderna rebuked over plan to hike COVID vaccine to $130
Moderna's chief executive on Wednesday defended the US company's plan to quadruple the price of its lifesaving COVID vaccine to as much as $130 per dose as soon as government stockpiles run out.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus accelerated the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed nearly 7 million people worldwide (1.1 million in the United States) and severely harmed many millions more, though vaccines and antiviral treatments measurably reduced the potential loss ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Immunology
Memory B cell marker predicts long-lived antibody response to flu vaccine
Memory B cells play a critical role to provide long-term immunity after a vaccination or infection. In a study published in the journal Immunity, researchers describe a distinct and novel subset of memory B cells that predict ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop a universal oral COVID-19 vaccine that prevents severe illness in hamsters
A UCLA-led team has developed an inexpensive, universal oral COVID-19 vaccine that prevented severe respiratory illness and weight loss when tested in hamsters, which are naturally susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. It proved as ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Vaccination
China approves first domestic mRNA vaccine for COVID-19
China has approved its first locally developed messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against COVID-19, its manufacturer said Wednesday, months after the relaxation of strict COVID-zero regulations sparked a surge in cases.
Mar 22, 2023
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Medical economics
Study investigates how 'vaccine shopping' impacts rollout during pandemic
When COVID-19 vaccines became obtainable in the United States, the policy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was that individuals should receive the first available vaccine.
Mar 17, 2023
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Are flu cases already 100 times higher than last year? Here's what we really know about the 2023 flu season
Alarming headlines and media coverage have said we've had 100 times as many influenza cases in the first two months of 2023 compared with the same time the previous year.
Mar 17, 2023
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