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Building a better vaccine: Flu antibodies show expanded role in preventing transmission
Today's influenza vaccines primarily prevent infection in individuals, but new research led by the University of Michigan and the Institut Pasteur suggests that incorporating antibodies generated after infection could lead ...
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AI-engineered nasal spray antiviral platform developed to block flu and COVID-19
Respiratory viruses that have diverse strains and mutate rapidly, such as influenza and COVID-19, are difficult to block perfectly with vaccines alone. To solve this problem, KAIST's research team has successfully developed ...
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COVID-19 vaccination significantly reduces risk to pregnant women and babies, study finds
Pregnant people who received a COVID-19 vaccine were far less likely to experience severe illness or deliver their babies prematurely, according to a major new UBC-led study published in JAMA.
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What is super flu? And other questions answered
The NHS is facing severe pressure this winter as flu cases surge earlier than usual, with some calling it "super flu." Here's what you need to know about this year's flu season and how to protect yourself.
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New white paper analyzes US vaccine safety monitoring system
How the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determine whether a vaccine has resulted in the death of a vaccine recipient became the focus of renewed scrutiny by the ...
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Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination drive of the year after surge in new cases
Pakistani authorities on Monday launched the final nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to protect 45 million children after more than two dozen cases of the potentially paralyzing disease were reported, ...
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South Carolina places 254 in quarantine as measles cases surge
South Carolina health officials say a measles outbreak is growing amid holiday travel and low vaccination rates, and they warn the spread could continue for weeks.
Dec 13, 2025
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The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its long-standing guidance about vaccines and autism.
Dec 12, 2025
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Physicians raise concerns about federal hep B vaccine change
Providers are reeling from a change made by a federal agency responsible for setting and updating vaccination guidelines for American children and adults.
Dec 12, 2025
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I'm heading overseas. Do I really need travel vaccines?
Australia is in its busiest month for short-term overseas travel. And there are so many things to consider when planning your trip. Unfortunately, it's easy to overlook the importance of pre-travel vaccinations.
Dec 12, 2025
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Phase I trial finds breast cancer vaccine triggers an immune response and is safe
Cleveland Clinic researchers are presenting final Phase I data from their novel study of a vaccine aimed at preventing triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and lethal form of the disease.
Dec 11, 2025
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FDA looks into reports of deaths after COVID vaccination
Federal officials say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing reports of possible deaths in adults and children following COVID-19 vaccination.
Dec 11, 2025
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Vaccines do not cause autism: WHO
A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism—contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.
Dec 11, 2025
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Study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis
Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage in some young men and adolescents—and they've shown a possible route to reducing its ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Study unveils improved mRNA cancer vaccine targeting
No matter where cancer cells grow in the human body, they are a threat to our health and our lives. But instead of treating them with chemotherapy or radiation—which have undesirable side effects—what if we could train ...
Dec 10, 2025
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New study charts paths to end cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer for women in the world, with more than 660,000 new cases and nearly 350,000 deaths per year. Now, University of Maryland mathematicians have developed effective strategies ...
Dec 10, 2025
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FDA investigating possible adult deaths from COVID vaccines
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines caused deaths in adults, as part of a safety review that earlier appeared to just be focused on children.
Dec 10, 2025
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What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?
It's normal for parents, or anyone, to have questions about vaccinations—but what happens if your pediatrician urges a shot that's under attack by the Trump administration?
Dec 10, 2025
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FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers
Food and Drug Administration officials have opened a safety review of two injectable drugs used to protect babies and toddlers from RSV, the respiratory virus that sends thousands of American children to the hospital each ...
Dec 10, 2025
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While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains
The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next year. If that happens, the country will enter an era in which outbreaks are common again.
Dec 9, 2025
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Rethinking long-term allergy treatments: Experimental vaccine protects against anaphylaxis in mice
Researchers led by the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris, have developed a vaccine that elicits anti-Immunoglobulin E antibodies in humanized mice, protects against Immunoglobulin E-mediated anaphylaxis, and shows no detectable ...
Polio survivors share insight on importance of vaccines in new research
Wearing masks, avoiding large gatherings, shutting down schools—those scenes might sound familiar to anyone who experienced the most recent global pandemic.
Dec 8, 2025
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Vaccine panel ends recommendation for hep B shot at birth
A federal vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to end its decades-old recommendation that all babies be vaccinated at birth against hepatitis B.
Dec 8, 2025
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Why are hepatitis B shots given to newborns? Can birth doses wait? Here's what to know
On Dec. 5, a federal vaccine advisory panel voted to change the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Dec 8, 2025
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Doctors rail against weakening hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
On Dec. 5, the Committee on Immunization Practices voted to approve new recommendations delaying the child hepatitis B vaccine for infants, providing a win for the Make America Healthy Again movement while troubling many ...
Dec 8, 2025
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