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Unvaccinated 10 times more likely to be hospitalized for Omicron
Vaccinated, hospitalized patients were more often older and already dealing with other health conditions, a new study finds.
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U.S. life expectancy drops to lowest in decades
“Even small declines in life expectancy of a tenth or two-tenths of a year mean that on a population level, a lot more people are dying...
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FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters to target newest variants
The agency cited data to support the safety and efficacy of this next generation of mRNA vaccines targeted toward variants of concern.
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Autoimmune disease patients’ waxing, waning response to COVID vaccination studied in-depth
Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases have weaker vaccine-induced immunity to COVID but are able to build a humoral immune response...
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Monkeypox in children and women remains rare, CDC data show
“This data should be very reassuring to parents and to children going to back to school.”
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Are we up the creek without a paddle? What COVID, monkeypox, and nature are trying to tell us
We may be facing unique challenges and smaller windows to intervene as we move forward.
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Monkeypox virus found in asymptomatic people
Experts underscore the importance of vaccinating at-risk individuals and discouraging risky behaviors.
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Large study amplifies evidence of COVID vaccine safety in pregnancy
Researchers mined a comprehensive registry of births in Ontario to assess uncommon adverse outcomes such as stillbirth.
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New international dermatology registry tracks monkeypox cases
AAD, ILDS want to hear about what you’re seeing in the clinic.
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Few hepatitis C patients receive timely treatment: CDC
More people need to connect to treatments and disparities of access must be reduced.