Did Volunteers Tolerate This Coronavirus Vax?
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COVID-19 Update: 62,000 Health Workers Infected; New Vax Plans; PPE Hucksters
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. More than 62,000 physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers in the U.S. have...
COVID-19 Update: Promising Vax Data; From Morgue to Food Hauling; Sailors' Reactivated Virus?
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Topline data from COVID-19 vaccine developer Moderna indicated that both doses tested in...
Will Multiple COVID-19 Strains Hinder Short-Term Vax?
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COVID-19 Update: Docs Hoard Chloroquine; 'We Have a Deal'; Can Old TB Vax Help?
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Like toilet paper at Target: chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are flying off pharmacy...
HBV Infection Rate Down, Vax Rate Up in U.S. Adults
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was down among U.S. adults in recent years, with an increase in vaccination during that time, researchers...
Morning Break: Maine Vax Law Survives; Roe v. Wade Under Fire; Killer Air
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require subscriptions. A Maine law imposing strict vaccination requirements survived a referendum Tuesday, making Maine the fifth...
Flu Vax Efficacy On Par With Recent Seasons So Far
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — Similar to prior flu seasons, the current vaccine has been moderately effective in 2019-2020, with greater protection among children, researchers found. Overall...
Many Parents Shun CDC's Vax Schedule for Kids
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — More than one-third of parents did not follow the recommended vaccination schedule for their young children in 2014, opting for a different...
2020 Vax Schedule: Changes to HPV, Pneumococcal Recs
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — Changes to the HPV vaccine and pneumococcal vaccine guidelines marked the release of the recommended 2020 immunization schedules for U.S. adults and...
HPV Vax Efficacy Questioned; Bio$imilar Market Effect$; 'Lighting Up' Cells May Cut Toxicity
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — An analysis of a dozen published studies of human papillomavirus vaccines raised questions about the vaccines’ ability to prevent cervical cancer. (Journal...
Does Europe Have the Right Idea on Vax Policy?
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — In Europe, mandatory vaccination policies were associated with higher immunization rates and fewer cases of measles and pertussis, according to an epidemiological...
Too Few HCPs Recommend MMR Vax for Traveling Kids
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — Only a little over 40% of children traveling internationally received the recommended doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine prior to...
Ebola Vax Seems to Work in Kids, Too
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — An experimental two-dose vaccine regimen against Ebola was safe and produced immune responses in children and adolescents, a...
Reassurance on Live-Virus Shingles Vax With Anti-TNFs
(MedPage Today) — ATLANTA — If you’ve held off on recommending the live-virus varicella zoster vaccine (Zostavax) for patients on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors,...
Dengue Vax Candidate Clears Another Hurdle
(MedPage Today) — A tetravalent vaccine against dengue virus was effective and appeared safe among healthy children and adolescents, a phase III trial found. In...
Stick 'Em Up; 'Negligent' Vax Exemption; Osteopath on Trial
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ACIP: Changes to HPV, Pneumococcal Vax Guidance for 2020
(MedPage Today) — Discussion surrounding language about live attenuated influenza vaccine delayed Wednesday’s planned vote Source link...
ACIP: Tdap Vax OK to Sub in for Td When Necessary
(MedPage Today) — Unanimous panel hopes to increase flexibility for providers Source link...
Hep C Vax Flops Among Injection Drug Users in Phase I/II Trial
(MedPage Today) — But “a valiant effort” and “proof of principle” for drug users at high risk of infection Source link...