Consort diagram of randomized and observational groups. Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; FAS, full analysis set; FAS-P, full analysis set with PCR data; mRNA, messenger RNA; PCR, polymerase chain reaction;…
Tag: Vaccination
Single dose typhoid conjugate vaccine found to provide lasting efficacy in children
Healthy children in Malawi participating in study to test efficacy of typhoid conjugate vaccine. Credit: TyVAC/Madalitso Mvula A single dose of the typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar TCV, provides lasting efficacy…
Measles is most infectious disease known to science. Adults should consider getting another MMR vaccine
An electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC/ Courtesy of Cynthia S. Goldsmith Imagine a disease more infectious than any other known to medical science, that would kill 2.6…
Rabies is an ancient, unpredictable and potentially fatal disease − two rabies researchers explain how to protect yourself
A feral kitten in Omaha, Nebraska, tested positive for rabies in November 2023. It died of the raccoon variant of the virus, which is typically found only in the Appalachian…
Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says
A sign for flu and covid vaccinations is displayed at a pharmacy store in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but…
Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections. JN.1, a variant of omicron,…
Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says
A flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans’ Community Resource Center in Lynwood, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Health officials…
Biomedical engineers unveil the dynamics of maternal immune responses
Mechanistic model captures IgG subclass-specific transfer dynamics. Credit: PLOS Computational Biology (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011109 Sepideh Dolatshahi, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, is spearheading an…
Risk of death decreases after COVID-19 vaccine but protection wanes after six months, finds study
A medical assistant prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to a patient. Credit: Public domain image courtesy of Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department of Defense The risk…
Investigating needle-free ultrasound vaccine delivery
Ultrasound pulses deliver vaccines through the skin without needles. This technique, which employs sound waves to create bubbles that forge a path for the vaccine, may be especially helpful for…
