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Meningococcal vaccination rates low among patients with complement component deficiencies

Meningococcal vaccination rates are low among eligible patients with complement component deficiencies, according to a study of U.S. data. Researchers used a nationwide database to assess uptake of vaccines against...

15 November, 2021

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How cognitive biases and adverse events influence vaccine decisions (maybe even your own)

The World Health Organization recognized vaccine hesitancy as a growing challenge in 2011, and identified it as a new priority topic. This was mostly because of the return of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles in...

12 November, 2021

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New nanobody COVID vaccine design is easier to make, doesn’t need cold storage

Currently available COVID vaccines require cold storage and sophisticated manufacturing capacity, which makes it difficult to produce and distribute them widely, especially in less developed countries. A new type of...

9 November, 2021

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What causes disease outbreaks?

New research finds large-scale, zoonotic outbreaks are driven by different factors Since 1974, contaminated water has been the most common driver of large-scale zoonotic infectious disease outbreaks, according to new...

3 November, 2021

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UK study finds vaccinated people easily transmit Delta variant in households

The Delta coronavirus variant can transmit easily from vaccinated people to their household contacts, according to a British study, although contacts were less likely to get infected if they were vaccinated themselves...

2 November, 2021

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Neurological complications are higher with SARS-CoV-2 infection than COVID vaccine, study finds

Research published in the journal Nature Medicine suggests a risk for neurological complications after the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. However, the likelihood of developing neurological complications remains far...

2 November, 2021

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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 infection is proportional to cell surface ACE2 levels

Even as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was unfolding, there was already evidence suggesting that the disease was zoonotic in origin. One theory that gained particular media attention was the likelihood...

29 October, 2021

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COVID-19 risks explained with new tool

A calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination has been launched by the Immunisation Coalition in collaboration with Australian researchers. The tool’s three co-lead...

25 October, 2021

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Sex of the fetus influences the mother’s response to Covid-19 infection, new research shows

In April 2020, as SARS-CoV-2 was first beginning to spread through New England, researchers at two hospitals in Boston — Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s — began attending deliveries in the Covid units to...

20 October, 2021

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Study finds possible link between cold sore virus herpes and nerve diseases

Scientists have a found a possible link between the herpes simplex virus and neurodegenerative diseases, according to a recent study. The researchers also identified a protein that may restrict the spread of the herpes...

20 October, 2021

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