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8 June, 2022

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Omicron spread, low vaccination rates mean new variants possible

Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world. Every infection provides a chance for the...

19 January, 2022

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Immune system-stimulating nanoparticle could lead to more powerful vaccines

A common strategy to make vaccines more powerful is to deliver them along with an adjuvant — a compound that stimulates the immune system to produce a stronger response. Researchers from MIT, the La Jolla Institute for...

6 December, 2021

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Administering flu vaccines to children having surgery substantially boosts vaccination rates

Actively offering an influenza (flu) vaccination to children having surgery and general anesthesia increased the number of patients vaccinated by 3,500% at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, according to a...

20 October, 2021

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Risk of COVID very low in vaccinated medical workers: study

COVID-19 infection was very low in a cohort of vaccinated California healthcare workers (HCWs) amid a surge of new cases, according to a research letter yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine. University of...

25 March, 2021

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Giving COVID-19 vaccine priority to older people will save more lives, shows study

Challenging the idea that older people with shorter life expectancies should rank lower in coronavirus immunization efforts, new UC Berkeley research shows that giving vaccine priority to those most at risk of dying...

1 March, 2021

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5 factors that affect our COVID-19 vaccine response, according to this expert

The Oxford vaccine trial at the center of safety concerns highlights the idea that people’s immune systems respond to vaccines differently. We don’t yet know whether reports of immune complications in one or two trial...

15 September, 2020

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How WHO is supporting ongoing vaccination efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic

As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, people in all countries are being encouraged to take precautions to prevent transmission, including in many countries by staying at home and physical distancing. But a...

16 July, 2020

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Trying to reach “herd immunity” without a COVID-19 vaccine is a disastrous pandemic response strategy

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, use of the term “herd immunity” has spread almost as fast as the virus. But its use is fraught with misconceptions. In the U.K., officials briefly considered a herd immunity...

7 July, 2020

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4 infectious diseases that should not be forgotten during COVID-19

While the world is waiting for lockdowns to end and for life to return to something like normal, the global health community is working to rein in the novel coronavirus. It is, of course, vital work. But does the...

29 May, 2020

5 min read

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