A health worker administers a cervical cancer vaccine HPV Gardasil to a girl on the street in Ibadan, Nigeria, on May 27, 2024. African countries have some of the world’s…
Tag: Vaccination
Study suggests staying current with COVID-19 vaccinations helps combat emerging variants
A COVID-19 vaccine is prepped at an OHSU clinic. New research from OHSU reveals a strong immune response to an updated vaccine in the fall of 2023, suggesting a clear…
Oral vaccine for UTI is potential alternative to antibiotics, finds 9-year study
Credit: Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) can be prevented for up to nine years in more than half of people given an oral spray-based vaccine and…
Swedish study indicates decline of neutralizing antibodies to mpox virus during the first month after vaccination
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April) shows that even…
‘Concerning’ disparities in HPV vaccine uptake among US adults, with men and Hispanic people among those least protected
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An analysis of data from a nationwide health survey reveals “concerning” disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among US adults aged 27 to 45 years.…
A primer on recent measles outbreaks, transmission, symptoms and complications, including ‘immune amnesia’
Microscopic view of a measles virus particle (red). Credit: CDC and NIAID, CC BY Canada is seeing a resurgence of measles, with cases in the first quarter of 2024 already…
Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at UCLH have highlighted the importance of continued…
Man vaccinated for COVID 217 times reports no side effects: scientists
Credit: Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for COVID-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any side effects from his many jabs, according to…
US study says treatment 90% effective against RSV in infants
Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public Domain A new treatment for infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—a leading cause of severe illness in US babies—is…
Pioneering research reveals empathetic communication can help overcome vaccine hesitancy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international study has shown for the first time how empathetic correction of misinformation among vaccine-hesitant patients can significantly improve attitudes towards vaccination—and potentially boost vaccine…
