Vaccines
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CDC recommends high-dose flu vaccines for seniors
These types of vaccines work by creating a larger immune response than a standard vaccine dose.
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Is a single dose of HPV vaccine enough?
WHO findings not considered applicable to all countries.
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Study confirms increased CVT with AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
“Reassuringly, no consistent association was observed between the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines and these rare complications.”
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Pfizer plans a vaccine to target all coronaviruses
Trials are expected to begin this fall.
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More evidence the flu vaccine may guard against Alzheimer’s
“The influenza vaccine may alter the brain’s immune cells such that they are better at clearing Alzheimer’s pathologies, an effect that has been...
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White House expands access to monkeypox vaccines
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FDA panel backs adding Omicron component to COVID boosters
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COVID subvariants could cause ‘substantial’ summer cases
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Pfizer reports 87% efficacy for its RSV vaccine in adults
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HPV vaccination with Cervarix ‘unmasks’ cervical lesions from non-vax strains
The increase wasn’t enough to offset the overall benefit of vaccination when all genotypes were considered, said the researchers.
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Low risk of major health issues seen with mRNA vaccines
The study did not establish a causal link between the vaccines and heart attacks, strokes and the other major adverse events.