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A more broadly protective coronaviruse vaccine developed by U.S. researchers

Tue, 2024-04-02 09:57 — mike kraft

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-broadly-coronavirus-vaccine.html#google_vignette

Researchers develop more broadly protective coronavirus vaccine

Scientists have been searching for the optimal coronavirus vaccine since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The mRNA vaccines developed through the federal government's "Operation Warp Speed" program were a massive innovation; however, annually updating those boosters for specific SARS-CoV-2 variants is inefficient for scientists and patients.

SARS-CoV-2 is just one member of the Sarbecovirus (SARS Betacoronavirus) subfamily (others include SARS-CoV-1, which caused the 2002 SARS outbreak, as well as other viruses circulating in bats that could cause future pandemics).

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Mpox vaccine boosters necessary to restore faded protection -- Swedish study

Mon, 2024-04-01 17:38 — mike kraft

Mpox vaccine boosters necessary to restore faded protection, study shows - UPI.com Vaccine protection against mpox fades quickly in the human immune system, even in people who've received the full two-dose regimen, a new real-world study shows. UPI

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Antibody levels fell to low or near zero within the first few months of getting the vaccine, unless the person had previously received a smallpox vaccine, scientists reported Saturday at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Barcelona.

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Misinformation issue: Four years after shelter-in place, COVID misinformation continues

Mon, 2024-04-01 11:49 — mike kraft

Four Years After Shelter-in-Place, Covid-19 Misinformation Persists - KFF Health News False claims that covid vaccines cause deaths and other diseases are still prevalent despite multiple studies showing the vaccines are safe and saved lives. khnkit KFF Health News

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Moderna reports higher immune response for next-generation COVID vaccine

Fri, 2024-03-29 17:55 — mike kraft

Moderna reports promising findings for next-generation COVID vaccine The new version offers longer shelf-life advantages and paves the way for a flu-COVID combo vaccine. CIDRAP

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The mRNA-1283 vaccine showed a higher immune response—including in seniors—than its currently licensed vaccine, called mRNA-1273.222. Response was higher against Omicron BA.4/BA.5 as well as the original SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Opinion: How to improve preparedness for the next pandemic

Fri, 2024-03-29 17:51 — mike kraft

How to improve preparedness for the next pandemic The key to improving pandemic preparedness in the U.S. is not simply additional funding, but also better management of federal resources. ckulat The Hill

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Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an unfortunate decline in policy interest in preparations for the next one.

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New Research Supports an Annual COVID Vaccine Plan--study

Fri, 2024-03-29 11:04 — mike kraft

New Research Supports an Annual COVID Vaccine Plan New research breaks down how often most people should get a COVID-19 vaccine. Here's what the study found. Korin Miller Verywell Health

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Covid pandemic provided an opportunity to watch the human immune system respond in real time

Fri, 2024-03-29 10:46 — mike kraft

Covid’s scientific silver lining: A chance to watch the human immune system respond in real time Covid wreaked havoc on the world. It also provided an unprecedented look at the human immune system. Helen Branswell STAT

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The Covid pandemic marked the first time people armed with powerful scientific tools could study how the immune system awakens to and develops defenses against a new threat, in real time, in the global population.

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