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CDC Says Some People May Need Extra Dose of COVID Vaccine
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2024
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Some Americans should get more than one shot of the updated COVID vaccines because their age or certain health conditions make them more vulnerable to severe infections, U.S. health officials advised this week.
Six months after their first shot, people 65 and older and t...
CDC Lowers Age for First Pneumococcal Vaccine to 50
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 24, 2024
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The recommended first age at which Americans should get the pneumococcal vaccine has been lowered from 65 to 50, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.
"Lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination gives more adults the opportunity to p...
Real-World Study Confirms RSV Vaccine's Protective Power for Seniors
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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A global real-world study of the vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) finds it offers folks aged 60 and over 80% protection against severe illness and/or hospitalization.
With U.S. vaccination rates falling, "I encourage older adults to follow CDC guidance and g...
The Right Time is Now to Get Your Flu Vaccine
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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Folks who want solid protection during the cold and flu season should get the influenza vaccine now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
The ideal time to get the flu vacc...
Poll Finds Public Fears Over RSV Have Eased, Although It Remains a Threat
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 16, 2024
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Public concerns about contracting RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) have significantly declined during the past year, a new survey shows.
About 1 in 4 people (26%) are now worried that ...
Mpox Vaccine's Protection Wanes Within 1 Year; Boosters Needed
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2024
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Antibodies provided by mpox vaccination all but disappear within six to 12 months, new research finds, underscoring the need for boosters to maintain strong protection.
This Season's Flu Vaccine Cuts Risk of Hospitalization by Almost 35%
- October 3, 2024
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THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024, HealthDay News -- The Southern Hemisphere's flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year's flu shot was 34.5% ...
Record Rate of U.S. Kindergartners Failed to Get Recommended Vaccines
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2024
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In yet another sign that childhood vaccinations can't be taken for granted, new government data shows that a record number of kindergartners were exempted from the required shots during the last school year.
That leaves more than 125,000 new students without the protect...
Most Americans Won't Get Vaccinated as Flu, COVID Season Looms: Survey
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 25, 2024
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Most Americans don’t plan to get vaccinated against the flu or COVID-19 this season, a new survey has found.
Fewer than two in five U.S. adults (38%) say they will definitel...
FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2024
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The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor's office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the first influenza vaccine that can be self-administered at home.
It's a "new option for receiving a...
Expert Advice on Preparing for the Fall COVID, Flu Season
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 16, 2024
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People should prepare for the fall cold and flu season by getting the updated influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations, an infectious diseases expert says.
“When my patients ask me...
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Many Americans Wary of Vaccines as Fall Flu, COVID Season Looms: Survey
- September 12, 2024
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A lot of Americans are on the fence regarding annual flu and COVID shots, a new survey finds.
More than one-third of those polled (37%) said they’d gotten vaccines in the past...
Stopping a Bird Flu Epidemic: What Experts Say Must Be Done
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 9, 2024
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The time is now to prepare for a potential pandemic involving the H5N1 bird flu, says a group of international vaccine and public health experts.
Avian influenza vaccines need to ...
Moderna's mRNA- Based Mpox Vaccine Shows Promise in Monkey Trial
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 4, 2024
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Current vaccines against mpox were designed to fight an older, rarer cousin of the virus, smallpox.
Now, new research from the drug company Moderna suggests its new mpox vaccine, based on mRNA technology, might do a better job at shielding recipients from harm.
The...
FDA Approves Updated COVID Shots for Fall
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 22, 2024
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Updated shots you may soon get to shield against COVID-19 infection were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.
This year's approval for the updated mRNA vac...
Universal Flu Vaccine Blocks Infection in Mice
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 22, 2024
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A universal flu vaccine that would protect against all influenza strains -- and that people might not need to take every year -- could be close at hand, researchers report.
An exp...
COVID Vaccine Won't Trigger MS Relapse: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 21, 2024
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Multiple sclerosis makes people vulnerable to more severe cases of COVID-19, but a new study finds that getting the COVID vaccine won't trigger a relapse of MS symptoms.
“People with MS have an increased risk of severe COVID infection due to their level of motor di...
FDA Could OK Fall COVID Shots as Early as This Week
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 20, 2024
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Updated shots you could use this fall to shield against COVID-19 infection may receive approval this week.
Two sources familiar with the issue told CNN that updated mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer that target a variant of the virus called KP.2 could be gre...
Childhood Vaccines Have Saved 1 Million U.S. Lives Since 1994, CDC Says
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- August 9, 2024
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In findings that offer compelling evidence of the power of childhood vaccines, a new government report shows the routine shots have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths among Americans born in the past...
Nasal COVID Vaccine Stops Infection in Animal Trials
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2024
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A next-generation nasal vaccine for COVID-19 appears to do what injectable vaccines can’t -- actually stop the spread of the virus from person to person.
Hamsters that recei...
U.S. Measles Cases Are Already Triple Those of Last Year
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2024
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With five months still to go, the number of U.S. measles cases reported so far this year already triple that of all the cases seen in the country last year, federal health officials report.
A total of 188 cases have been confirmed in 26 states and Washington, D.C., new <...
Shingles Vaccine Could Lower Dementia Risk
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 26, 2024
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Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia.
One expert applauded the new findings.
"Dementia isn’t an inevitable part of aging; it’s caused by d...
Twice-Yearly Shot Protects At-Risk Women Against HIV
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2024
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Just two shots a year of an HIV treatment provided complete protection against infections in highly at-risk women, researchers reported Wednesday.
In the study of about 5,000 women in South Africa and Uganda, those given injections of
Global Childhood Vaccination Rates Still Haven't Recovered from Pandemic Declines
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 15, 2024
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More than four years after the pandemic began, childhood vaccination rates worldwide have yet to recover, a new report shows.
The latest data, issued Monday by the World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), undersco...
Study Shows RSV Vaccine Safe in Late Pregnancy
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- July 9, 2024
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Expectant mothers who get vaccinated to protect their newborns against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are not putting themselves or their babies at risk, new research affirms.
It found that getting the shot during late pregnancy was not associated with increased odds ...
U.S. Government to Pay Moderna $176 Million to Develop mRNA Flu Vaccine
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 2, 2024
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U.S. health officials announced Tuesday that the federal government will pay Moderna $176 million to speed development of a pandemic flu vaccine based on mRNA technology.
Such a vaccine could be used to treat bird flu in people, as concern grows about H5N1 cases spr...
CDC Advises Updated COVID Vaccine for Everyone Over 6 Months of Age
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2024
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As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, U.S. health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available this fall.
CDC Strengthens RSV Vaccine Advice for Those Over 75
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2024
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In new vaccination guidance issued Wednesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that all Americans aged 75 and older get an RSV vaccine before fall arrives.
However, those a bit younger -- ages 60 to 74 -- should only seek the shot if they are vulnerable to severe RSV ...
Summer COVID Cases Are Rising Across America
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2024
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As scorching summer temperatures drive Americans indoors and millions travel for vacations and family gatherings, COVID infections are again climbing, U.S. health officials warned Monday.
In evidence that suggests a COVID summer wave is underway, case counts are most lik...
International Travel: Don't Forget Your Child's Vaccinations
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 16, 2024
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Exploring Europe, taking an African safari, going on a trip to the tropics: In many cases, vaccines are needed for travel, and that's doubly true for children.
According to pediatrician Dr. ...
FDA Tells Vaccine Makers to Target New COVID Variant for Fall
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 14, 2024
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COVID vaccine makers will be advised to update their shots to target the KP.2 variant, an offshoot of the JN.1 variant that spread widely last winter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
FDA Gives Nod to RSV Vaccine for People in Their 50s
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 10, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday has for the first time approved the use of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for people in their 50s who are at increased risk for the illness.
Drugmaker GSK's Are...
Moderna Announces Good Results From Trial of Combo COVID/Flu Vaccine
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 10, 2024
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An experimental vaccine that could offer one-stop prevention for both COVID-19 and influenza is showing positive results among older adults in trials, maker Moderna announced Monday.
The shot -- for now called mRNA-1083 -- "has met its primary endpoints, eliciting a high...
This Travel Season, Know Your Risks for Yellow Fever
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 8, 2024
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If tropical lands like South America or Africa are your travel destinations, getting yourself protected against yellow fever before you go is imperative, an expert says.
FDA Panel OKs New COVID Vaccine for Fall
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2024
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended updating the formula for COVID vaccines ahead of a fall campaign that will encourage Americans to get the latest shots.
The unanimous vote recommends that vaccine makers tailor the next vaccine t...
U.S. Will Make Millions of Bird Flu Vaccines This Summer
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 3, 2024
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As the H5N1 avian flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, nearly 5 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for possible use in humans.
Since the outbreak in livestock began this spring, bird flu has been confirmed in three humans who wo...
Vaccines Will Be Best Defense Against Bird Flu, Experts Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 29, 2024
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Humanity's best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says.
The H5N1 avian flu has been raging through cattle and poultry in the U...
Scientists Developing mRNA-Based Vaccine Against H5N1 Bird Flu
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 28, 2024
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An experimental mRNA vaccine against the H5N1 avian flu is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in lab animals, researchers report.
The vaccine could help fight...
HPV Vaccine Is Also Preventing Cancers in Men: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 24, 2024
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Development and uptake of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine has been crucial in reducing rates of virus-linked cervical cancers in women.
Now, the accumulated data...
Repeat COVID Vaccination Could Shield Against Wide Range of Viruses
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2024
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Powerful COVID vaccines could be setting people's immune systems up to successfully fight off not just future COVID variants, but other types of coronaviruses as well, a new study shows.<...
Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 14, 2024
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Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds.
A single measles jab is up...
Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 6, 2024
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Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet.
The effort from a British team at the University of Cambridge is already showing promise in mouse studies. Of course, mouse studies don't always...
School Entry Rules Boost Kids' HPV Vaccination Rates
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 1, 2024
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Getting the HPV shot in adolescence can spare kids a lifetime of risk for cervical and other cancers related to the virus, but only half of American kids are up-to-date on these shots.
Now, a new review suggests that if schools mandate HPV shots as an entry requirement f...
Painless Skin Patch Could Deliver Vaccines to Kids
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 30, 2024
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Kids who don't like vaccination shots might soon have an alternative in a painless skin patch, researchers say.
FDA Says First Round of Tests Show No Live Virus in Pasteurized Milk
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2024
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Live bird flu virus has not been found in any of the first batch of retail milk samples tested, federal health officials said Friday.
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows, the early findings should reassure the public that the milk sold in stores remai...
Vaccines Have Saved 154 Million Lives, Mostly Babies, Over Past 50 Years
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2024
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Global vaccination efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, including 101 million infants, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows.
Immunization has contributed more to the health and survival of newborns than any other medical advance, res...
Dairy Cows Moved Across State Lines Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 25, 2024
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As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it will start requiring testing of the animals if they are moved across state lines.
The "USDA has identified [bird flu] spread between cows within t...
U.S. Measles Cases Reach 125, Surpassing Recent Peak in 2022
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2024
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Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported in 18 states, new U.S. government data shows.
That is more cases than were reported in all of 2022, the most recent annual peak for measles infections, the U.S. Centers ...
'One and Done': Scientists Develop Vaccine That May Fight Any Viral Strain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 16, 2024
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Genetics-based "one-and-done"vaccines for the flu and COVID could prove more effective and easi...
Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 12, 2024
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A chlamydia vaccine has triggered immune responses in an early trial, raising hopes that one day it might help curb the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (STI).
There is currently no vaccine for chlamydia, which is the most common bacterial STI in the United S...