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False belief in MMR vaccine-autism link endures as measles threat persists, finds survey
As measles cases rise across the United States and vaccination rates for the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine continue to fall, a new survey finds that a quarter of U.S. adults do not know that claims that the MMR vaccine ...
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No decline in cardiovascular events seen with COVID-19 vaccine after acute coronary syndromes
Patients who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose after acute coronary syndromes do not have a reduced risk for cardiovascular events, according to a research letter published online May 30 in JAMA Network Open.
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New biomarkers may enable personalized influenza vaccination schedule
While influenza infection is a significant public health threat, causing serious illness in between three and five million people worldwide per year and leading to about up to 650,000 deaths, the effectiveness of influenza ...
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Antibody discovery promises new hope in influenza B battle, paves way for universal vaccine
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that disproportionately affects children, the elderly and other immunocompromised ...
Jun 1, 2024
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AI model confirms vaccination is key to cutting COVID in prisons
A new study has found vaccination and prompt lockdown to be the most effective strategies to minimize COVID-19 spread in prisons. However, a combination of other measures is needed to contain the spread of the disease in ...
May 31, 2024
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US approves Moderna's RSV vaccine for older adults
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults—marking the first time any mRNA shot has been authorized against a disease other than COVID-19.
May 31, 2024
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EU watchdog green lights first vaccine against Chikungunya
Europe's medicines watchdog Friday gave the thumbs up for the continent's first vaccine against the mosquito-born Chikungunya virus, warning climate change could boost the spread of the disease.
May 31, 2024
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South Sudan receives its first batch of a new vaccine for malaria from the WHO
South Sudan got its first batch of a new malaria vaccine on Friday from the U.N. health agency, an important step in efforts to battle a disease that is the biggest killer of children in this African country.
May 31, 2024
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Setting sights on universal protection for flu
Immunology and Infectious Disease Researcher and Senior Lecturer Dr. Hillary Vanderven is working against the clock with World Health Organization (WHO) experts reporting the next flu pandemic is a matter of when, not if.
May 31, 2024
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Novel vaccine concept generates immune responses that could produce multiple types of HIV neutralizing antibodies
Using a combination of cutting-edge immunologic technologies, researchers have successfully stimulated animals' immune systems to induce rare precursor B cells of a class of HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs). The ...
May 30, 2024
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Guillain-Barre syndrome 'more common than expected' with RSV vaccine in older people, CDC reiterates
Reports of a rare nervous system disorder were "more common than expected" in older U.S. adults who got the new RSV vaccines, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday that's similar ...
May 30, 2024
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Study shows effectiveness of updated COVID-19 vaccines wanes moderately over time, is lower against current variants
Boosters that target the omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 are still providing reasonably durable protection against infection, hospitalization and death from COVID-19, according to new data from a study led by researchers ...
May 30, 2024
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Researchers find knowledge a factor in closing Black-white COVID-19 vaccination gap
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Americans were more hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine than were white Americans. As the pandemic went on, however, the disparity in vaccination rates between Black and white adults ...
May 30, 2024
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Traveler carries measles through LAX as cases rise around the US
A traveler carrying measles flew from Munich, Germany, through Los Angeles on the way to Fresno Yosemite International Airport this May, exposing thousands of California travelers to the highly infectious disease, health ...
May 30, 2024
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At-school vaccination boosts HPV vaccination coverage
At-school vaccination may be a useful tool to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescents, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
May 30, 2024
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Researchers discover vaccine originally created for HIV may also combat cancer
An Oregon Health & Science University-developed platform for cytomegalovirus-based vaccines shows promise as a "shield" against cancer. The findings were recently published in the journal Science Advances.
May 29, 2024
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New study launches following the discovery of a second case of avian influenza spreading from cows to humans
Vaccination remains the most effective strategy for avian influenza prevention and control in humans, despite varying vaccine efficacy across strains.
May 29, 2024
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Vaccines will be best defense against bird flu, experts say
Humanity's best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says.
May 29, 2024
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Local disparities may prevent national vaccination efforts for rubella
When public health officials make policies about when and how vaccination programs are implemented, they must weigh the benefits and risks of how infectious diseases spread throughout the country. However, these analyses ...
May 29, 2024
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