Health
What you need to know about cold and flu season
As the fall months settle in, Canadians are being urged to take precautions against the upcoming flu season.
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CDC probes if bird flu mutations impact vaccine stockpile
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating whether the U.S. stockpile of bird flu vaccines is still well matched to the virus after discovering recent mutations.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Letter nudges found to increase likelihood of flu vaccination for adults with chronic diseases
For patients aged 18 to 64 years with chronic diseases, electronically delivered letter nudges increase influenza vaccination rates compared with usual care, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of ...
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Pediatrics
Typhoid vaccine trial confirms sustained protection for older children
A single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) offers safe, effective protection against typhoid two years after vaccination in all children, and sustained protection for older children at three to five years post immunization, ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Health
Vaccine uptake influenced by politics and socioeconomics, study finds
COVID-19 vaccination rates have varied significantly based on partisanship and socioeconomic factors, with Democrats getting vaccinated faster and at higher percentages than Republicans and Independents.
Oct 10, 2024
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Health
Community leaders' training increases vaccine uptake
Training community leaders in Fiji to promote and educate others about the benefits of vaccines builds trust and could be key to eradicating preventable diseases, according to a new study.
Oct 10, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Newly discovered COVID vaccine targets may last longer
Melbourne researchers have discovered more than 200 new vaccine target candidates from the COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, that could lead to the development of vaccines with a longer lasting broader immunity than existing vaccinations.
Oct 9, 2024
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Oral vaccines could provide relief for people who suffer regular UTIs
In a recent TikTok video, Australian media personality Abbie Chatfield shared she was starting a vaccine to protect against urinary tract infections (UTIs). "Huge news for the UTI girlies. I am starting a UTI vaccine tonight ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Why getting a COVID shot during pregnancy is important
Nearly 90% of babies who had to be hospitalized with COVID-19 had mothers who didn't get the vaccine while they were pregnant, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Medical research
How the rapid development of COVID vaccines prepares us for future pandemics
Since COVID was first reported in December 2019, there have been more than 775 million recorded infections and more than 7 million deaths from the disease. This makes COVID the seventh-deadliest pandemic in recorded history.
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