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Using ChatGPT to address vaccine hesitancy: a promising tool for guiding users to scientific information?

In a recent study published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, a group of researchers assessed Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT)’s ability to address the 50 most common misconceptions about...

7 September, 2023

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COVID-19 vaccine benefits pregnant mother and unborn baby: Study

Getting the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can be beneficial for pregnant women and their babies, a new study found. The study found that the vaccine given to the mother did transfer to the infant...

24 August, 2023

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Herpes virus: Once infected – always infected

Herpes viruses lie dormant in the body and can be reactivated by certain circumstances. The herpes virus HCMV is particularly widespread, yet despite its impact, well-tolerated and effective antiviral drugs or...

22 August, 2023

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Novel multi-epitope subunit vaccine induces robust immune response against Epstein-Barr virus

Scientists from Australia and the USA have developed a lymph node-targeted multi-epitope subunit vaccine that induces strong humoral and cellular immune responses against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in mice. The study is...

21 August, 2023

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COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases in children

COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases of the disease in children and adolescents, according to a review. However, with most children now having caught the SARS-CoV-2 virus and building up a natural...

21 August, 2023

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New study reveals Covid vaccine given during pregnancy has ‘transferred’ effect on child

Antibodies generated by vaccination are able to cross the placenta and help shield newborns in the vulnerable first months of their lives. Both mother and child benefit when pregnant women are given a COVID-19 mRNA...

14 August, 2023

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What to know about the EG.5 variant

The new variant is a reminder that COVID-19 still poses a risk to public health. The latest COVID-19 variant to make headlines, EG.5, is now the most prevalent variant in the U.S.—accounting for more than 17% of cases...

11 August, 2023

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Groundbreaking Epstein-Barr virus vaccine may prevent MS

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking vaccine that generates two types of immunity against the Epstein-Barr virus, a virus that almost all of us carry and which has been found to be a primary cause of diseases...

10 August, 2023

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Invention enables early magnetic levitation

Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of British Columbia have invented a system that can quickly and inexpensively detect airborne viruses using the same technology that enables high-speed...

8 August, 2023

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