Vaccines

Bivalent (two-strain) COVID-19 vaccines help protect against COVID-19–related thromboembolic events, including strokes, embolisms, and heart attacks, more so than monovalent (one-strain) vaccines, according to a study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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Researchers investigate why vaccines are less effective in some older adults

Mon, 2024-01-08 10:33 — mike kraft

Researchers investigate why vaccines don't work as well in some older adults An important aspect to aging is how the immune system changes over time. Such changes have consequences, and they contribute to the greater risk for severe infections and other diseases such as cancer ... Mark Wanner Medical Xpress

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Updated COVID vaccine 71% effective against hospitalization for older adults --Dutch study

Fri, 2024-01-05 17:45 — mike kraft

Updated COVID vaccine 71% effective against hospitalization for older adults Estimated effectiveness against intensive care unit admission was 73%. CIDRAP

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Florida surgeon general demands FDA, CDC ‘halt’ mRNA COVID vaccine use in humans

Wed, 2024-01-03 10:29 — mike kraft

Florida surgeon general demands FDA, CDC 'halt' mRNA COVID vaccine use in humans Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo demanded Wednesday the FDA and CDC "halt" the usage of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in humans, citing safety risks. Eric Daugherty Florida’s Voice

Ladapo pointed to “nucleic acid contaminants” in both the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines.

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Opinion: COVID-19 has tested us. Will we be ready for the next pandemic?

Tue, 2024-01-02 18:02 — mike kraft

COVID-19 has tested us. Will we be ready for the next pandemic? An infectious disease expert with insider access gives his take on what we did well, what we need to fix, and how to prepare for future outbreaks. Science

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Vaccinated children less likely than unvaccinated to develop long Covid; Idaho has highest rate of unvaccinated school kids

Wed, 2023-12-20 19:26 — mike kraft

Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID in children Nature - A study shows that US children who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have some protection against developing long-lasting symptoms of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Hall, Shannon nature

Vaccinated children are less likely than unvaccinated children to develop long COVID, the myriad of symptoms that can last for months to years following a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a forthcoming US study¹.

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