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New Moderna vaccine data ‘support’ booster shot after 8 months
There is still a lot of debate in the medical community about the need for boosters.
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COVID vaccine preprint study prompts Twitter outrage
The authors’ conclusions about rates of myocarditis after COVID vaccine in boys aged 12-17 years are attacked for supposedly stoking antivaccine...
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FDA could authorize COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11 in October
The agency said it would consider applications for emergency use, which would allow for faster approval.
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Researchers describe first reports of breakthrough COVID infections, booster shots in rheumatology patients
The first published results of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection in fully or partially vaccinated patients with RMDs hint at encouraging low rates...
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More reassuring data on COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy
Receiving a COVID-19 vaccine early in pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for spontaneous abortion, new research suggests.
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Politics or protection? What’s behind the push for boosters?
Two high-level FDA officials have abruptly resigned amid reports that they were angry that the Biden administration was making decisions that...
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Breakthrough infections twice as likely to be asymptomatic
New research found that of 1.2 million adults who received at least one dose of either the Pfizer, Moderna, or AstraZeneca vaccine, fewer than 0.5...
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NIH to study COVID vaccine booster in people with autoimmune disease
The trial will look at the impact of a booster in patients with five different autoimmune diseases who are either on or off immunosuppressives.
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Prevalence of high-risk HPV types dwindled since vaccine approval
The findings support the value of continuing to vaccinate teens against HPV and underscore the importance of screening women for cervical cancer...
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Nearly 1 in 5 parents put off care for their kids in pandemic
The most common type of delayed or forgone care was dental care (5.3%), followed by well-child visits (4.0%) and general or specialist visits (3.2...
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Q&A: Get flu shot early this year? Same time as COVID vaccine?