Medications

Broad-spectrum malaria vaccine developed

Griffith University researchers are a step closer in the fight against malaria with the development of a broad-spectrum vaccine that can be freeze-dried making it suitable for deployment into malaria-endemic countries.

Vaccination

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in adolescents

The Clalit Research Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Harvard University, analyzed one of the world's largest integrated health record databases to examine the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162B2 ...

Vaccination

FDA questions strength of Johnson & Johnson's booster shot data

In a development that could mean Johnson & Johnson might encounter resistance over its application for authorization of a booster shot of its coronavirus vaccine, a new analysis filed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Vaccination

Germany's CureVac ditches first-generation COVID jab

Germany's CureVac said Tuesday it is no longer seeking European regulatory approval for its coronavirus vaccine, and will focus instead on a more promising second-generation jab.

Pediatrics

Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial underway

A pediatric COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial is underway in St. Louis, led by Washington University School of Medicine. About 140 area children, ages six months to 11 years, are to receive the two-shot Moderna vaccine or placebo ...

Cardiology

Acute myocarditis rare after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in adults

(HealthDay)—Acute myocarditis is rare in adults who receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, with an incidence of 5.8 cases per 1 million individuals after the second dose, according to a research letter ...

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