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Vaccines tell a success story that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Trump forget—here are some key reminders
Vaccinations have provided significant protection for the public against infectious diseases. However, there was a modest decrease in support in 2023 nationwide for vaccine requirements for children to attend public schools.
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New shingles vaccine could reduce risk of dementia
A study of more than 200,000 people by researchers at the University of Oxford found at least a 17% reduction in dementia diagnoses in the six years after the new recombinant shingles vaccination, equating to 164 or more ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Self-amplifying mRNA vaccines appear safe in lab and animal tests
mRNA vaccines contain instruction codes for making parts of pathogenic viruses. Can so-called self-amplifying types of such vaccines form unwanted and dangerous connections with other viruses? Yes, say Wageningen virologists ...
Jul 25, 2024
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COVID is surging again this summer in Maryland, hospitalization and wastewater data shows
Judging from local wastewater surveillance trends, President Joe Biden has plenty of company in Maryland as he continues to recover this week from his third bout of COVID-19.
Jul 25, 2024
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What's the difference between 'strep throat' and a sore throat? A vaccine is being developed for one of them
It's the time of the year for coughs, colds and sore throats. So you might have heard people talk about having a "strep throat."
Jul 24, 2024
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FLiRTy summer: All you need to know about the latest COVID variants
As yet another batch of variants fuel a COVID surge this summer, one expert offers advice on how to navigate the threat.
Jul 22, 2024
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Polio in Gaza: What does this mean for the region and the world?
As war continues to devastate Gaza and its people, we learnt last week that a variant of poliovirus has been detected in the region. The virus was isolated in six sewage samples collected in late June from Khan Younis and ...
Jul 22, 2024
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Q&A: Gene editing could add new power to a 100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine
Tuberculosis dates back more than 9,000 years. It is the most infectious bacterial disease, and in 2022 10.6 million people fell ill with it. Of these cases, 23% occurred in Africa.
Jul 22, 2024
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Study shows promise for a universal influenza vaccine: Scientists validate theory using 1918 flu virus
New research led by Oregon Health & Science University reveals a promising approach to developing a universal influenza vaccine—a so-called "one and done" vaccine that confers lifetime immunity against an evolving virus.
Jul 19, 2024
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Research shows spike gene mutations do not correlate with increased SARS-CoV-2 variant severity
New research from UNC Charlotte's Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) has found that the two recent and prevalent strains of the virus that cause COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants ...
Jul 19, 2024
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Historical smallpox vaccination may confer some protection against mpox disease
Researchers studying the mpox virus have made an interesting observation which may relate back to an outbreak of smallpox in Glasgow in 1950.
Jul 19, 2024
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Study identifies unpredicted immune responses to adenoviral COVID-19 vaccines
Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Center for Drug Safety Science have identified unpredicted T-cell immune responses to the adenoviral (Oxford/AstraZeneca and Janssen) COVID-19 vaccines, but not to the mRNA vaccines.
Jul 18, 2024
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Finland is offering farmworkers bird flu shots: Some experts say the US should, too
As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle in the U.S., veterinarians and researchers have taken note of Finland's move to vaccinate farmworkers at risk of infection. They wonder why their government doesn't do the same.
Jul 18, 2024
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Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic
The risk of developing long COVID has decreased significantly over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis of data led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Jul 17, 2024
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Study finds no increased risk of birth defects after COVID-19 infection or vaccination in early pregnancy
Neither COVID-19 infection nor vaccination during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with increased risk of major birth defects, finds a study from Scandinavia published by The BMJ today.
Jul 17, 2024
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Experts explore new approach to vaccine trials and pandemic preparedness
An international consortium of experts led by Translational Research Professor Oliver A. Cornely of the University of Cologne has created a white paper on innovative approaches for clinical vaccine research in order to be ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Bird flu isn't spreading in humans for now—but there are vaccines in the pipeline if that changes
Since May, a number of poultry farms around Australia have faced outbreaks of avian influenza, or bird flu. These outbreaks have been devastating for the poultry farms affected, necessitating large-scale culls, and have caused ...
Jul 17, 2024
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FACT FOCUS: Trump falsely claims babies can be seen to change 'radically' after vaccination
In an excerpt of a recent conversation between former President Donald Trump and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted online, Trump suggested vaccines given to children to protect them from disease ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Scientists identify 'unconventional' new pathway for TB vaccines
An "unconventional" immune response now identified by scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is a potential new pathway for developing new vaccines for tuberculosis (TB), according ...
Jul 15, 2024
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UN alarmed as childhood immunization levels stall
Global childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un- or under-vaccinated than before the pandemic, the UN said Monday, warning of dangerous coverage gaps enabling outbreaks of diseases like ...
Jul 15, 2024
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