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Thu, 2015-01-08 20:48 — mdmcdonald
Information on vaccines to counter Ebola and other diseases

The Mission of this group is to follow the development of vaccines and other medications to counter Ebola and other diseases.

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COVID vaccine efficacy against severe illness just under 50% in 2003 --European studies

Wed, 2024-08-21 09:33 — mike kraft

 

COVID vaccine efficacy against severe illness just under 50%, per early estimates from 2023 Two European observational studies estimate the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the COVID-19 XBB.1.5 vaccine approved in fall 2023 against hospitalization, the first one finding 49% overall VE in adults, and one showing good protection—but uneven uptake—among pregnant women. CIDRAP

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U.S. federal health officials launch awareness campaign on viruses, vaccines

Mon, 2024-08-19 17:23 — mike kraft
U.S. Health and Human Services launches awareness campaign on viruses, vaccines - UPI.com Health and Human Services announced a national campaign on Monday to increase public awareness of common respiratory viruses and available vaccines. UPI

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U.S. FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week--sources

Mon, 2024-08-19 09:37 — mike kraft
FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week, sources say | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as this week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the country experiences its largest summer wave in two years. Meg Tirrell CNN
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The latest on new COVID variants, updated vaccines, and masking

Thu, 2024-08-15 11:17 — mike kraft

 

COVID is surging again. Here’s the latest on new variants, updated vaccines, and masking | AAMC The latest, highly contagious subvariants are driving infections, but new vaccines expected this fall may help stem the tide of another wave. AAMC

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The reason COVID-19 cases are increasing this summer is likely because people who haven’t been recently vaccinated or infected have fewer antibodies at the ready to fight off the first sign of the virus and are more likely to experience its symptoms, including fever, chills, sore throat, cough, congestion, body aches, gastrointestinal issues, and fatigue.

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Analysis: Background on Mpox problem

Wed, 2024-08-14 16:47 — mike kraft
Mpox never stopped spreading in Africa. Now it’s an international public health emergency. Again. The mpox outbreak never ended in Africa. Now a deadlier strain is spreading. Jess Craig Vox

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Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO declared an emergency

Wed, 2024-08-14 16:36 — mike kraft
Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO, Africa CDC discuss emergency Vaccines to help curb an escalating mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries may still not reach the central African country for months even as the World Health Organization considers following Africa’s top public health agency in declaring the outbreak an emergency. Jennifer Rigby
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COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe --WHO study

Wed, 2024-08-14 10:55 — mike kraft
Study: COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe New estimates published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine show that at least 1.6 million European lives have been directly saved by COVID-19 vaccinations, with 60% of those lives saved when Omicron became the dominant strain of the virus—and those numbers may be an undercount.  CIDRAP

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As of March 2023, 2.2 million COVID-19–related deaths have been reported across Europe. 

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Experts divided on whether cow vaccines could help halt the spread of bird flu in U.S. herds

Mon, 2024-07-29 11:29 — mike kraft

 

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COVID-19 Vaccinations Lower Risk of Long COVID by 72% --study

Thu, 2024-07-25 10:13 — mike kraft

 

Scientists Say This Lowers Your Risk of Long COVID by 72% This cuts your likelihood of contracting long-term COVID effects by over 70%. Prevention

...researchers found that the lowest rates of long COVID (3.5%) were in people who were vaccinated against COVID-19. Of the people who were unvaccinated, 7.8% developed long COVID.

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Malaria: Children in Ivory Coast receive first doses of new malaria vaccine, hailed as major milestone

Tue, 2024-07-16 10:37 — mike kraft

R21 vaccine: Children in Ivory Coast receive first doses of new malaria vaccine, hailed as major milestone | CNN

Children receive first doses of new malaria vaccine, hailed as major milestone | CNN Children in Ivory Coast received the first doses of a new, relatively cheap malaria vaccine on Monday, a step that has been hailed as a key moment in the battle against one of the world’s most deadly diseases. Issy Ronald CNN

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