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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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An Idaho health department is banned from giving COVID-19 vaccines --a first in nation

Fri, 2024-11-01 17:18 — mike kraft
An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. AP News

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Research into why protective antibodies fade after COVID-19 vaccines --NIH

Wed, 2024-10-30 09:46 — mike kraft
Why protective antibodies fade after COVID-19 vaccines New findings could help explain why the immune protection generated by COVID-19 vaccines tends to decline over time. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Researchers found that current COVID-19 vaccines fail to generate mature and durable antibody-producing cells in the bone marrow.
  • The findings could help explain why protection tends to decline over time.
  • Better understanding of long-term immune responses could lead to improved vaccines that provide enduring protection.
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What older adults should know about the lowered age for pneumoccal vaccine.

Fri, 2024-10-25 10:11 — mike kraft
CDC panel lowers age for key vaccine. What older adults should know. A panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to lower the recommended age for older adults to get their pneumococcal vaccine. Adrianna Rodriguez USA TODAY

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U.S. limits on testing for bird flu in humans could pose difficulty for containing spread

Fri, 2024-10-25 10:01 — mike kraft
Limits on testing for bird flu in humans could pose difficulty for containing spread Tests will soon be available by prescription, but they are only recommended for people in close contact with animals The Guardian
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U.S. CDC recommends expanding pneumococcal vaccines to adults aged 50-64

Thu, 2024-10-24 11:39 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC recommends expanding pneumococcal vaccines to adults aged 50-64

Oct 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended expanding the use of vaccines to adults between 50-64 years to protect against pneumococcal disease.
The agency's earlier recommendation for vaccination was for adults 65 years or older and children younger than 5, as well as for children and adults with certain conditions.
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CDC Recommends Second Dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine for Older People And Those Who are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised

Thu, 2024-10-24 09:57 — mike kraft
CDC Recommends Second Dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine for People 65 Years and Older and for People Who are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (AC CDC CDC Newsroom
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Repeated COVID vaccinations found to enhance mucosal immunity in the nose against the virus

Wed, 2024-10-23 19:27 — mike kraft
Repeated COVID vaccinations found to enhance mucosal immunity against the virus During the COVID pandemic, many of us received multiple mRNA vaccines. New work by researchers at the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent University, and University Hospital Ghent, among ... VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) Medical Xpress
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RSV: US FDA approves Pfizer's RSV vaccine for older adults at increased risk

Wed, 2024-10-23 09:48 — mike kraft
US FDA approves Pfizer's RSV vaccine for adults at increased risk of the disease The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Pfizer's RSV vaccine for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in adults aged 18 to 59 at increased risk of the disease. Reuters Reuters
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Evaluating this year’s COVID booster as a good match for new variants

Mon, 2024-10-21 09:51 — mike kraft
Is this year’s COVID booster a good match for new variants? Depending on when you last got vaccinated, that COVID-19 shot may no longer be a good match for the variants expected to dominate this fall and winter. amartichoux The Hill

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While they may not be a perfect match, the latest variants have enough in common with the KP.2 and JN.1 that the boosters should still offer effective cross-protection.

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Explainer: Vaccination side effects and what they indicate

Fri, 2024-10-18 17:40 — mike kraft
What Vaccine Side Effects Really Mean And is it bad not to have side effects after a shot? Jamie Ducharme TIME
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