Vaccination
Covid vaccines for kids? Strategies around the world
Pfizer on Thursday requested emergency approval from US health authorities to use its COVID jab in children aged five to 11.
Oct 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Adults at high risk for HIV infection have low rates of vaccination against human papillomavirus
Adults who are at high risk of becoming infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, were less likely than the general population to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), which can ...
Apr 2, 2019
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Health
'No jab, no pay' vaccination policy needs improvement
The federal government's new 'no jab, no pay' policy is "well intended" but won't lift vaccination rates among young children, according to University of Sydney public health experts.
Apr 22, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Updated boosters cut risk of XBB variant infection by nearly half
In a finding that suggests the updated bivalent COVID booster shots are worth getting, new government data shows they cut the chances of infection with the new XBB variant by nearly half.
Jan 26, 2023
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Vaccination
Risk of death decreases after COVID-19 vaccine but protection wanes after six months, finds study
The risk of death from COVID-19 decreases significantly after vaccination but this protection diminishes after six months, providing evidence for continued booster doses, a new study has found.
Dec 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'A very hard road ahead' for China as COVID-19 cases spiral
Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts predict difficult months ahead for its 1.4 billion people.
Dec 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study evaluates parents' reluctance to vaccinate asthmatic kids
Concern over vaccine safety is one of the primary factors preventing parents from having their asthmatic children vaccinated for influenza, or flu, according to Michigan researchers. Parents who do not vaccinate their children ...
May 16, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers review geographic factors that affect HPV vaccination rates
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, with an estimated 79 million Americans currently infected with the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If a high-risk ...
Jan 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Texas cities increasingly susceptible to large measles outbreaks
The growing number of children arriving at Texas schools unvaccinated makes the state increasingly vulnerable to measles outbreaks in cities large and small, according to a computer simulation created by the University of ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Overestimating population immunity contributed to US delta variant surge
When the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 hit the United States in summer 2021, it led to a larger-than-expected surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths. New research suggests this lack of preparedness may have been partially ...
May 26, 2022
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