Puzzling skin side effects stymie advance of promising HIV vaccine
One of the most promising attempts to reinvigorate the stalled quest for an HIV vaccine has hit a snag that might seem minor but has major consequences: delaying the larger trials needed to show whether the concept works. In small safety and immune tests of the innovative vaccine strategy, which relies on a series of messenger RNA (mRNA) shots, an unusually high percentage of recipients developed rashes, welts, or other skin irritations.
“We are taking this very seriously,” says Carl Dieffenbach, who heads the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which funded a recent pha...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 1, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Effective Against ED/Urgent Care Encounters
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- Updated COVID-19 vaccination is effective against COVID-19-associated emergency department or urgent care encounters, according to research published in the Feb. 29 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Domino effect around next-generation Covid vaccine trial pushes Gritstone to cut 40% of staff
The FDA told the company to upgrade materials for a 10,000-person Covid vaccine trial, leading to the study's delayed and an expected payment related to the trial's launch not materializing. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 1, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Health Officials Recommend Spring COVID-19 Booster for Older Adults
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- U.S. health officials are recommending that older Americans get a COVID-19 vaccine dose this spring even if they received a booster last fall.The latest guidance, voted on by a vaccine advisory panel and endorsed by the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why Older Adults Need Another COVID-19 Shot
Older adults should get the COVID-19 vaccine more frequently than previously recommended, according to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health officials are urging people ages 65 and older to receive another vaccine dose in the spring, or at least four months after their most recent dose.
CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen announced the decision after a CDC advisory committee, which is made up of independent vaccine and infectious disease experts, voted 11-1 to make the change. “An additional vaccine dose can provide added protection that may have decreased over time for thos...
Source: TIME: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Nursing Home Staffing Shortages and Other Problems Still Persist
Infection control lapses, severe staffing shortages and lowering vaccination rates have continued to plague many facilities beyond the pandemic. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Nursing Homes Shortages Elder Care Labor and Jobs Inspectors General Protective Clothing and Gear Vaccination and Immunization Medicare Medicaid Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health and Human Serv Source Type: news
Interim Effectiveness of Updated 2023-2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalization Among Immunocompetent Adults Aged ≥18 Years - VISION and IVY Networks, September 2023-January 2024
This report describes vaccine effectiveness for the updated 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 29, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Odds of Severe COVID-19 High for Hematologic Cancer Patients During Pandemic
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- For patients with hematologic cancers, the odds of developing severe COVID-19 despite vaccination remained high through mid-2022, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Sonia T. Anand, Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CDC Experts Recommend Seniors Get Another COVID Shot
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Even if they got a COVID booster last fall, American seniors should still get a second shot this spring to best protect themselves, U.S. health officials recommended Wednesday.
The latest guidance, voted on by a vaccine... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
CDC recommends seniors get another COVID-19 vaccine shot
A federal immunization committee is recommending seniors 65 years of age and older receive another dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Older Adults Should Get Another COVID Booster, CDC Advisors Say
(MedPage Today) -- Adults ages 65 and older should receive an additional dose of the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine this spring, according to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Eleven members of the committee voted in favor... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 29, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Huge push to get kids vaccinated against illnesses like measles, polio and diphtheria as uptake rates plunge to decade low in wake of Covid
Fronted by children, the advert aims to appeal directly to parents and boost the numbers getting their children vaccinated with experts concerned about the risk illness falling jab uptake. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Older Americans Should Get a Covid Booster This Spring, CDC Advisers Say
The agency recommended another round of vaccinations for Americans ages 65 and older. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Elderly Disease Rates Immune System Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source Type: news
Older Americans Should Get Another Covid Shot This Spring, Panel Says
Scientific advisers to the C.D.C. recommended boosters for Americans ages 65 and older. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Elderly Disease Rates Immune System Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source Type: news
Why Measles Cases Are Rising Right Now
Last year, cases of measles—a serious, vaccine-preventable disease that’s highly contagious—jumped by 79% around the world. Most of them were in children. That trend is continuing this year, threatening to reverse an impressive 73% drop in measles deaths worldwide from 2000 to 2018.
Cases in the U.S. are climbing, too. In just the first two months of 2024, 35 cases have already been reported in 15 states including California, Minnesota, Florida, New York, and Louisiana; in 2023, 58 cases were reported over the entire year.
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Source: TIME: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
