Vaccinations

COVID shots for JN.1 work against newer strains, vaccine makers say

Wed, 2024-06-05 10:00 — mike kraft

COVID shots for JN.1 variant neutralize newer strains, vaccine makers say COVID-19 vaccine makers said data from animals studies showed their 2024-25 shots targeting the JN.1 variant that was dominant earlier this year could neutralize newer subvariants such as KP.2 much better than the older shots. Reuters Reuters

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Opinion: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, Needs Urgent Reform to Ensure its Continued Impact

Tue, 2024-06-04 20:20 — mike kraft

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U.S. will make millions of birds flu vaccine doses to prepare for possible pandemic

Tue, 2024-06-04 09:45 — mike kraft

US will make millions of bird flu vaccines this summer As the H5N1 avian flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, nearly 5 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for possible use in humans. Robin Foster Medical Xpress

Since the outbreak in livestock began this spring, bird flu has been confirmed in three humans who worked on dairy farms in Texas and Michigan and health experts are concerned the virus could mutate to the point where it could spread easily among humans.

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Misinformation issue: Truthful yet misleading Facebook posts drove COVID vaccine reluctance much more than outright lies

Mon, 2024-06-03 10:58 — mike kraft

Study: Truthful yet misleading Facebook posts drove COVID vaccine reluctance much more than outright lies did Today in Science, a study shows that unflagged, factual but misleading Facebook posts reduced the intent to receive the COVID-19 vaccine 46 times more than did false posts flagged by fact-checkers as misinformation, which the authors say points to the need to consider the reach and impact of content rather than just its veracity. CIDRAP

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Future COVID shots should target JN.1, KP.2 subvariants --US FDA staff

Mon, 2024-06-03 10:12 — mike kraft

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FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA RSV vaccine for older adults

Fri, 2024-05-31 17:37 — mike kraft

FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA RSV vaccine for older adults | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has approved another vaccine that can help protect older people from respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. The shot, made by Moderna and sold under the name of mResvia, could be another tool in the country’s RSV arsenal in the fall. Jen Christensen CNN

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Moderna’s shot is the third RSV vaccine for people 60 and older that’s gotten the green light from the FDA and the first mRNA vaccine among them. It’s the company’s second product to receive FDA approval, behind its Covid-19 vaccine.

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