Flow diagram of the randomized controlled trial in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Flowchart presenting the number of participants assessed, enrolled, randomized, lost to follow-up, and analyzed in each child…
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The first line of vaccines was highly effective at restricting COVID-19’s damage
More than 70% of the world’s population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccination. Credit: Shutterstock After more than three years of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that…
More than 1 in 6 unvaccinated people report health effects of COVID two years after confirmed infection
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Around 1 in 6 unvaccinated individuals say they are still experiencing health effects of COVID-19 up to two years after infection, finds a study from Switzerland…
Research in mice offers clues for vaccinating against deadly bacteria
Characterization of K. pneumoniae O1-EPA and K2-EPA bioconjugates. A) Diagram of genes encoding EPA and PglS (colored arrows) on the pEXT20-derived expression plasmid. EPA was engineered to contain two internal…
FDA’s approval of the world’s first vaccine against RSV will offer a new tool in an old fight – 4 questions answered
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first vaccine to prevent the respiratory infection RSV, short for respiratory syncytial virus, on May 3, 2023. The new shot represents…
First RSV vaccine caps 60-year search to stem pervasive lung illness
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For 60 years, doctors and scientists searched for a vaccine against a common virus that, while sometimes deadly, is little known to the public. The hunt…
Study reveals insights into post-vaccine heart inflammation cases
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When new COVID-19 vaccines were first administered two years ago, public health officials found an increase in cases of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle,…
Study identifies messages about vaccinating children against COVID-19 that resonate best with vaccine-hesitant parents
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that parents with children who were not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 were most…
Community health van increases access to a vaccine that helps to prevent six types of cancer
Pictured from left to right:: Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center community health van team members Mina Platt, Dr. Marvella Ford, Melanie Slan and Joan McLauren. Credit: Medical…
US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic, Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining…
