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Mpox Has Surged in Africa Amid Shortages of Vaccines and Treatments
FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 – Mpox cases have soared by 160% in Africa this year, as a lack of both vaccines and treatments hamper efforts to slow the spread of the virus. In a report released by the...
COVID-19 Vaccination May Increase Risk for Urinary Tract Symptoms
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – COVID-19 vaccination seems to have some side effects on the lower urinary tract and overactive bladder in younger adults, according to a study published online June 24 in...
Nasal COVID Vaccine Stops Infection in Animal Trials
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – 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 r...
U.S. Measles Cases Are Already Triple Those of Last Year
MONDAY, July 25, 2024 – 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...
Twice-Yearly Shot Protects At-Risk Women Against HIV
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 – 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...
Long COVID Incidence Declined Over Course of Pandemic
TUESDAY, July 23, 2024 – The cumulative incidence of postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) during the first year after infection...
COVID-19 Infection, Vaccination Not Linked to Congenital Anomalies
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – COVID-19 infection and vaccination during the first trimester of pregnancy are not associated with congenital anomalies, according to a study published online July 17 in The...
Global Childhood Vaccination Rates Still Haven't Recovered from Pandemic Declines
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – 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...
Prenatal Vaccination With RSV Prefusion F Does Not Increase Risk for Preterm Birth
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Prenatal vaccination with a nonadjuvanted bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F (RSVpreF) protein subunit vaccine is not associated with an increased risk...
First-Trimester COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not Increase Risk for Birth Defects
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 – First-trimester mRNA COVID-19 vaccine exposure is not associated with an increased risk for selected major structural birth defects, according to a study published online...
Study Shows RSV Vaccine Abrysvo, Safe in Late Pregnancy
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – 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...
Higher COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Tied to Decrease in Childhood Asthma Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – Higher COVID-19 vaccination rates are associated with a lower prevalence of parent-reported childhood asthma symptoms, according to a research letter published online July...
U.S. Government to Pay Moderna $176 Million to Develop mRNA Flu Vaccine
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – 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....
CDC Advises Updated COVID Vaccine for Everyone Over 6 Months of Age
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – 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...
Summer COVID Cases Are Rising Across America
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – As scorching summer temperatures drive Americans indoors and millions travel for vacations and family gatherings, COVID infections are again climbing, U.S. health officials...
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