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Amid pathetic adoption, FDA green lights confuse COVID vaccine update for children

Amid pathetic adoption, FDA green lights confuse COVID vaccine update for children

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Enlarge / Reisa Lancaster RN, left, administers the Covid-19 vaccine to 14-month-old Ada Hedge, center, comforted by mom Sarah Close and dad Chinmay Hedge, just at the Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus, in Washington, DC. The Food and Drug Administration has updated COVID-19 vaccine doses for children under 5, but changing authorized vaccination schedules …

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Person dies from flu in El Dorado County for first time since 2020

Person dies from flu in El Dorado County for first time since 2020

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For the first time since February 2020, a resident of El Dorado County has died from the flu, according to county health officials. El Dorado County Public Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams said people should be aware of the threat seasonal flu poses, just like with COVID-19. “In addition to COVID-19, cases of other respiratory …

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What you need to know about the symptoms, the vaccine

What you need to know about the symptoms, the vaccine

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Although the “triple epidemic” – COVID-19, RSV and influenza – remains a problem in many places, experts say the flu is starting to hit the country hard. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, said he saw the first signs that RSV infections could stabilize after an …

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Rising flu levels in New Hampshire put strain on healthcare system

Rising flu levels in New Hampshire put strain on healthcare system

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Flu levels in New Hampshire are higher at this point of the year than they have been in a decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said high levels of influenza, along with cases of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, stress the health care system. RSV cases remain high nationwide, …

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Flu vaccine appears to match circulating strains very well, CDC says | CNN

Flu vaccine appears to match circulating strains very well, CDC says | CNN

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CNN — This year’s flu vaccine appears to be “a pretty good match” for the circulating strains, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said at a news conference on Monday. . However, she noted that flu vaccinations are lagging behind the pace of previous years. Through the end of October, …

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Exercise can boost the effectiveness of your Covid-19 vaccine, new study finds: here's how to get the most out of it

Exercise can boost the effectiveness of your Covid-19 vaccine, new study finds: here’s how to get the most out of it

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Being the most protected against serious consequences after a Covid-19 infection is largely attributed to vaccination. But, shooting efficiency can be improved by physical activity, according to a new study. High levels of physical activity appeared to be associated with greater efficacy of the primary series of the Covid-19 vaccination, according to new research published …

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This image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (green) found in an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory.

Is monkeypox still in the United States? Cases drop amid vaccine. And after?

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Monkeypox was recently renamed mpox to get rid of the stigma that associated the disease with monkeys. The United States is reporting an average of six mpox cases per week, up from more than 600 in August. Experts say Mpox may never entirely leave the country, but current case numbers suggest vaccines and treatments are …

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This flu vaccine, given at an October 2020 clinic in South Philadelphia, was designed to protect against strains of flu that were circulating that year. But a new universal flu vaccine, invented at the University of Pennsylvania, might one day protect recipients against all types of flu virus.

Penn scientists have made a universal flu vaccine using mRNA, and they plan to test it in humans

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For years, scientists have tried, unsuccessfully, to make a single vaccine that would provide at least partial protection against all types of flu. A University of Pennsylvania scientist now thinks he’s cracked the case, using the same technology that was the basis of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines: messenger RNA. In November, Scott Hensley …

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HIV vaccine candidate induces immune response in early clinical trial: “An important step forward” | CNN

HIV vaccine candidate induces immune response in early clinical trial: “An important step forward” | CNN

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CNN — An experimental HIV vaccine has been shown to induce largely neutralizing antibodies in a small group of volunteers in a phase 1 study. The results suggest that a two-dose regimen of the vaccine, given eight weeks apart, can induce immune responses against the human immunodeficiency virus. The results of the clinical trial, published …

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