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The first malaria vaccine is finally ready to roll out
RTS,S can be administered at other vaccination appointments. NIH/NIAID In a historic announcement, the World Health Organization has just approved a broad rollout of the first malaria vaccine. The...
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Pfizer formally asked the FDA to authorize its COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11
A vaccine for kids age 5-11 could be on the horizon, just after Halloween. Sweater weather is adding some coziness to everyday pandemic life, along with the ubiquitous pumpkin flavors that come with...
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Mixing boosters, tuberculosis rising, and other COVID news you missed this week
Parentingupstream The COVID-19 news cycle continues to turn, and with the holiday and flu seasons on the horizon it’s only getting more complicated. While some news recently has been promising, like...
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The FDA advisory panel recommends Moderna boosters for certain at-risk groups
Moderna's clinical trials are officially underway for the first HIV vaccine of its kind. Unsplash On Thursday, an advisory panel of scientists for the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to...
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FDA expert panel recommends all J&J vaccine recipients get a booster
Data provided by J&J scientists shows that a second dose of the company's vaccine provides a higher level of antibodies than one dose alone. Pixabay An independent panel of experts for the Food...
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What the COVID-19 vaccine booster data still can’t tell us
An FDA panel paved the way for many vaccinated Americans to receive booster shots. Knartz/Deposit Photos This past week, a panel of independent FDA advisors has voted to recommend booster shots of...
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Millions of people are vaccinated—less than 8,000 of them have died from the...
Vaccinations aren't perfect, but they are the best defense from COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations. RF._.studio from Pexels The news of Colin Powell’s death due to complications from COVID-19 came...
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Is it safe to travel for the holidays this year? Here’s the CDC’s advice.
RODNAE Productions The holiday season is quickly approaching, and while cases of COVID-19 have significantly dropped in recent weeks, the pandemic is far from over. The US is still experiencing TK...
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Zoo animals are getting COVID vaccines made specially for them
Primate keeper Erin Stromberg administers a COVID vaccine to 24-year-old Bornean orangutan Kyle. Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Last week, gorillas and orangutans at New...
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Are US booster shots sapping the world’s vaccine supply?
Booster shots essentially further extend the scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide by presenting wealthy nations with an opportunity to jump to the front of the vaccine line again. Bork/Deposit...
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The FDA just authorized boosters for Moderna and J&J—here’s what you need to...
In a new statement outlining new emergency use authorizations, the FDA says that individuals 65 years and older, as well as adults with high risk of severe COVID-19 or high exposure to the virus, can...
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Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines could provide superior immunity
Vaccination is one of the best ways to protect against COVID. Pixabay As restrictions on international travel have lifted over the past few months, visitors to the US who were immunized abroad started...
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Worried about COVID vaccine side effects? Try this simple trick.
There's reason to think that looking on the bright side could improve your COVID vaccine experience. Eye for Ebony via Unsplash As a 44-year-old mom of three, Stacy couldn’t afford to have any more...
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Merck’s COVID pill is factory ready—but only with the FDA’s approval
Overseas, two pills are being studied as treatments for severe COVID-19 symptoms. stevepb/Pixabay As the US enters its second Halloween in a pandemic, COVID-19 is surging again in other parts of the...
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Why are kids’ immune systems different from adults’?
Children's trials for the COVID vaccine have taken nearly a year longer than those of adults. Photo by CDC on Unsplash Nearly a year after the first COVID-19 vaccines were authorized for use, the...
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The CDC officially recommends the Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine could be available for kids aged 5 to 11 as early as next week. Unsplash This post has been updated. It was originally published on October 26, 2021. Yesterday, the Advisory...
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HPV vaccination in the UK has prevented thousands of cases of cervical cancer
This new research is a landmark, the first to definitively illustrate the positive results of the vaccination campaign that began 13 years ago. AndreyPopov/Deposit Photos Cervical cancer is the fourth...
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The first government-approved COVID-19 pill is hitting the UK
Molnupiravir, an antiviral pill developed by Merck Pharmaceuticals, has been approved for use in the UK. Merck This time a year ago, the US was heading into its first COVID winter with dimming...
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How dangerous is myocarditis? The truth about the scary-sounding condition.
Viral myocarditis is serious. The side effect from the vaccine appears to go away in days. Photo by jesse orrico on Unsplash Over the past two weeks, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for...
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Some people have a gene that could make COVID far more deadly
Both cases of monkeypox in the US this year have been linked to international travel. SkitterPhoto With the holiday season fast approaching, booster shots are becoming more widely available, and kids...
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