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A Small Study Sheds Doubt on Some Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines
People who reported allergic reactions to their COVID vaccine may have actually experienced symptoms that mimic allergic reactions, researchers say.
Single Shot of New Antiviral Drug Cuts Risk of Severe Covid in Half, Study Finds
A single shot of a new drug known as ‘Peg-lambda’ significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization and death in newly diagnosed COVID patients, according to researchers.
Bivalent COVID Boosters Offer No Extra Protection, Studies Suggest
Two new studies find bivalent COVID-19 boosters aren’t more effective at boosting antibody levels compared to the original vaccine.
COVID Vaccine Boosters Appear Safe for the Heart, New Study Finds
Researchers use smartwatches to track the heart health of thousands of COVID booster recipients and find no lasting, harmful, or negative effects.
Exercise Boosts Protection from COVID Vaccine, New Study Finds
High levels of physical activity enhance the effectiveness of COVID shots in fully, researchers find.
Pediatricians Group Urges Parents to Get Kids Flu Shot This Year
The American Academy of Pediatrics warns families not to underestimate the flu, especially with COVID-19 still circulating.
Why Are Cancer Rates Higher in Men Than Women?
Researchers say biological rather than behavioral differences may explain why men face a greater risk of most types of cancer.
40% of Women Report Heavier Menstrual Bleeding After COVID Vaccine, New Study Finds
Menstruating and post-menopausal women experienced heavier, unexpected bleeding after COVID vaccination, researchers say.
Why Do Men Have Shorter Lifespans Than Women?
Researchers say the loss of Y chromosomes in older men may accelerate age-related diseases and cause heart scarring.
What’s the Best Time for Pregnant Women to Get COVID Vaccines?
Researchers compare maternal and fetal antibody responses to different COVID-19 vaccines.
Big Jump in HPV Vaccination Among Teens, Study Finds
More than 75% of kids 13-17 years old now have at least one dose of the HPV vaccine, researchers say.
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WHO Experts Say Healthy Kids, Teens May Not Need More COVID Shots
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 29, 2023
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New advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) says healthy children and teens may not need additional COVID-19 shots, though they may need to catch up on other routine vaccines.
“The public health impact of vaccinating healthy children and adolescents is comparat...
Global Review Finds Vaccination Cuts Odds of Long COVID in Half
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2023
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A review of studies from around the world finds that getting vaccinated halves the risk of long COVID-19.
For the review, a team led by researchers from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom looked at data from 41 studies involving more than 860,000 patient...
A Good Night's Sleep Could Give Your Vaccine a Boost
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2023
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It may be possible to nudge your vaccine to work a little better. The trick is a good night’s sleep.
Sleep helps the immune system respond to vaccination, according to a new meta-analysis of past research, published March 13 in Current Biology.
In it, re...
Strong Side Effects From Your COVID Shot? That Could Be a Good Thing
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 9, 2023
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Side effects from a COVID-19 vaccination might have made you feel poorly for a day or two, but that may have come with an extra benefit.
A new study of health care workers finds a link between stronger side effects and a longer-lasting vaccine.
In addition, those ...
Highlighting Link Between Flu & Heart Trouble Can Nudge Folks to Get Vaccine
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 7, 2023
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Flu kills more than 500,000 people globally each year and leads to heart problems for many others. Publicizing those potential cardiac ills may spur folks to get their annual flu vaccine, researchers say.
Danish researchers who studied vaccination messaging methods said ...
Is an Allergy to a COVID Vaccine Always Real? Placebo Trial Casts Doubt
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 2, 2023
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THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay) -- Allergic reactions to the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccines are very rare, and a new study questions whether many of those that do occur are even real.
In a small new study of 16 people who said they'd experienced an allergic reactio...
COVID Vaccine Bonus: Lower Heart Attack Risk If You Get Infected
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2023
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A COVID-19 shot may protect a person from more than the virus alone, new research suggests.
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City linked vaccination with fewer heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular issues among people who...
Prior COVID Infection Brings Strong, Long-Lasting Immunity: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 17, 2023
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Natural immunity acquired from a COVID infection provides strong and lasting protection against severe illness if a person becomes reinfected, a new evidence review has concluded.
Ten months after a COVID infection, protection against hospitalization and death remains at...
Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 16, 2023
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American adults who have no health insurance or those who are underinsured will still be able to get free COVID vaccines from Moderna, even after government-purchased supplies run out, the company announced Monday.
"Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines will continue to be availab...
Getting COVID Boosts Odds for Diabetes in Unvaccinated
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- February 15, 2023
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A COVID infection appears to drive up diabetes risk, new research warns.
The good news? Being vaccinated before becoming infected appeared to eliminate any increase in post-infection risk.
The finding follows a deep dive into the medical records of roughly 23,700 p...
Who Benefits Most From COVID Boosters? New Study Gives Answers
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- February 13, 2023
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COVID-19 booster shots appear to benefit folks 50 and older but less so for younger people, a new study suggests.
For the study, researchers ran a statistical analysis using d...
U.S. To Test Vaccines in Poultry as Way to Curb Bird Flu Outbreak
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 10, 2023
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FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu.
Scientists will begin testing the first vaccines for birds in years as the spread of avian influenza has killed about 58 m...
Long COVID Risk May Be Especially High for Cancer Patients
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 8, 2023
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Many cancer patients who are infected with COVID-19 are left with lingering symptoms.
A new study, published Feb. 7 in eLife, found that more than half of cancer patients develop long COVID, ...
Flu Shot Could Be a Lifesaver for Folks With Chronic Ills
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 8, 2023
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The U.S. flu season is expected to extend into spring, and experts say it's not too late to get a flu shot.
Last year’s flu season was mild, but this season has already seen triple the number of flu-related deaths in the United States.
“Even a minor respirator...
For Baby's Sake, Moms-to-Be Need the Whooping Cough Vaccine: CDC
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 8, 2023
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Pregnant women can help protect their newborns from whooping cough by getting a Tdap vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked cases of infant whooping cough between Jan. 1, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2019.
Knowing Someone Who's Been Ill or Died of COVID Pushes Folks to Get Vaccine: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 7, 2023
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A new study shows the importance of the messenger when trying to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccines.
People who know someone who was sickened by the virus or who died from it were twice as likely to get their own vaccinations, researchers report.
“...
Measles Outbreak in Ohio Declared Over After 85 Cases
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 6, 2023
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MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A central Ohio measles outbreak among children who were not fully vaccinated is now over, public health officials announced Saturday.
Biden to Lift COVID Emergencies in May
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 31, 2023
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The two COVID emergency measures declared by the White House at the start of the pandemic will end in May.
President Joe Biden informed Congress of the plan on Monday, as part of a
Pandemic at a Tipping Point: WHO
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2023
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The pandemic has reached a “transition point,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday.
Still, that doesn’t mean the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) designation declared by the WHO in January 2020 is over yet.
The organizatio...
Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 27, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend that the agency phase out original versions of COVID vaccines for use in the unvaccinated, in favor of updated bivalent booster shots.
Committee members also weighed...
Updated Boosters Cut Risk of XBB Variant Infection by Nearly Half
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 26, 2023
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In a finding that suggests the updated bivalent COVID booster shots are worth getting, new government data shows they cut the chances of infection with the new XBB variant by nearly half.
While those ages 49 and under saw a 48% reduction in risk, the shots were slightly ...
U.S. Proposes to Make COVID Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 23, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday asked its vaccine advisory panel to weigh a proposal to turn COVID vaccines into an annual shot for most Americans.
The committee will weigh the proposal at its Jan. 26 meeting.
Such a move would simplify future vacci...
What to Know About XBB, the New COVID Variant
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 20, 2023
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The new coronavirus continues to dodge, duck, dip and dive, mutating again and again to find its way past people’s immune defenses.
The latest COVID variant to gain a foothold in America is called XBB.1.5, which has rapidly started to crowd out other competing variants...
Another Major HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 19, 2023
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In yet another setback for the future of HIV prevention, the only HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, study leaders announced Wednesday.
Launched in 2019 as a partnership between the U.S. government and the pharmaceutical giant Janssen, the Mosaico trial was be...
Many Women Over 65 Are Dying of Cervical Cancer. What Needs to Change?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- January 16, 2023
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A new study shows that many women diagnosed with and dying from cervical cancer are older than 65 -- a group for whom routine screening is usually not recommended.
Cervical cancer screening has been credited with a sharp drop in deaths from the disease in the decades sin...
Too Few Kids Are Getting Recommended Vaccines, CDC Warns
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 12, 2023
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Vaccinations among kindergarteners declined for the second year in a row, leaving hundreds of thousands of young children vulnerable to dangerous infectious diseases, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
About 93% of kindergarteners had their required vaccinations du...
Vaccinated Moms' Breast Milk Could Protect Baby From COVID
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 12, 2023
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Infants too young to be vaccinated for COVID-19 get some protection from their mothers’ breast milk, researchers say.
The new study follows up on findings published in ...
Bivalent COVID Boosters Offer No Extra Protection, Studies Suggest
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 11, 2023
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The updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters intended to defend people against emerging Omicron variants don’t appear to provide any better protection than the original shot does, two new studies find.
The new mRNA bivalent boosters produced by Moderna and Pfizer only attack ...
Global Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines Is on the Rise
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 11, 2023
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While COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rose around the world between 2021 and 2022, wide gaps remain, according to new research.
Teams from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health in Spain (ISGlobal) and City University of New York (CUNY) also noted the need to address vacc...
Adults May Be Losing Immunity to Mumps. Are Boosters Needed?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2023
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Despite routine use of a childhood vaccine, the United States still sees outbreaks of mumps. Now, a new study reinforces the belief that it's due to waning immunity post-vaccination.
Mumps is a viral infection best known for causing puffy cheeks, a swollen jaw, fever and...
3-Dose Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in African Trial
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 6, 2023
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FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) – New research has confirmed that a three-dose malaria vaccine is both safe and effective in West African adults, including those previously exposed to malaria.
Researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Developme...
COVID Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Who Got Rare Complication of COVID Illness
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2023
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It's safe for kids to take the COVID-19 vaccine after they’ve suffered a rare complication from a prior COVID infection, a U.S. National Institutes of Health-supported study has concluded.
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) affects about 1 in every 3...
Measles Outbreak in Ohio Infects 82 Kids, Most of Them Unvaccinated
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 30, 2022
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A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children.
Most of those impacted by the outbreak have been under the age of 5, state officials
New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 30, 2022
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COVID-19 patients could soon have a new antiviral pill they can take to guard against severe disease.
The treatment, called VV116, worked as well as Paxlovid in people who were at high risk of severe disease in a phase 3 trial in China.
The trial was a “great s...
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 29, 2022
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Young cancer survivors face a heightened risk from human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus known to raise the risk of cervical cancer. So why are they getting the HPV vaccine in low numbers?
To find out, researchers analyzed data from a clinical trial of the HPV vaccine amon...
China Eases Travel Rules as COVID Restrictions Lift
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 28, 2022
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China plans to roll back some of its strict COVID-19 controls, including allowing more of its people to travel abroad.
During the pandemic, the country has limited passports, allowing them only for family emergencies or some work travel, but the government announced Tues...
Getting COVID Booster Helps Your Antibodies Last Longer
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 28, 2022
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While getting a COVID-19 vaccine provides antibodies against the coronavirus, getting a booster shot creates a longer-lasting antibody response, according to new research.
“These results fit with other recent reports and indicate that booster shots enhance the durabili...
COVID Vaccine More Effective Than Infection at Preventing Death, Hospitalization
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 21, 2022
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COVID-19 vaccination is more effective than natural immunity when it comes to keeping you out of the hospital, a major, real-world study has found.
People of all age groups benefited significantly more when they got the jab than if they acquired immunity through a COVID ...
More Than a Third of U.S. Parents Now Oppose Routine School Vaccinations
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 16, 2022
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The pandemic's focus on vaccines may have had a big downside: While kids have long been required to get certain shots to attend public school, a growing number of their parents now oppose these requirements, a new poll finds.
About 35% of parents now say childhood vaccin...
Moderna, Merck Report on Promising Melanoma Vaccine
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 13, 2022
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Two pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday that they have made notable progress with a vaccine that could prevent melanoma.
Moderna, well known for its work on the COVID vaccine, and Merck, which makes the cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda,
Rapid Heartbeat Condition 5 Times More Likely With COVID Than With COVID Vaccine
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 13, 2022
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New research has revealed a link between a lesser known heart syndrome and COVID infection, with a much smaller link seen between the condition and COVID vaccination.
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a nervous system-related condition that causes a ra...
FDA OKs Bivalent COVID Boosters for Kids 6 Months and Older
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 8, 2022
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The updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters are now approved for use in children as young as 6 months of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today.
Children can receive either a Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster shot, although the rules differ depen...
Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 6, 2022
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Experts are asking seniors to get their flu shots ASAP as an exceptionally nasty flu season unfolds across the United States.
Already, 8.7 million flu cases have been reported, with 78,000 hospitalizations and 4,500 deaths,
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Tweaked COVID Booster as Third Shot for Kids Under 5
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2022
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Infants and young children could soon receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine as part of their three-dose series.
Pfizer Inc. on Monday asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to have the vaccine that targets the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 replace the third dose ...
Scientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 2, 2022
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It's thought that for an HIV vaccine to be widely effective, it will have to spur the body to make special antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV strains. Now scientists say they have taken an essential step in that direction.
New COVID Variant XBB Is Gaining Ground Among Americans
- Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- November 28, 2022
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U.S. health officials are tracking a new COVID variant that's a combination of two earlier Omicron subvariants.
Known as XBB, this latest subvariant now represents 3.1% of new COVID c...
COVID in Pregnancy Can Vary — Get Vaccinated to Stay Safe
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 28, 2022
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When pregnant women contract COVID-19, one in 10 will have moderate, severe or even critical symptoms, a new study finds.
So it's important they get their COVID vaccines, experts say.
“Given that patients in all trimesters of pregnancy are susceptible to infectio...
White House Urges COVID Booster Shots Again, Citing Effectiveness
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 23, 2022
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It's not too late to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot.
Whether it's the bivalent vaccine from drug maker Pfizer or from Moderna, the shots offer more protection against symptomatic infection, public health officials reiterated at a White House briefing on Tuesday. <...
COVID Vaccine Boosts Protection, Even After Prior Infection: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 23, 2022
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Even if you've already had COVID-19, you can still benefit from a vaccine that can help prevent another infection, a new study shows.
Danish patients gained between 60% and 94% protection against reinfection, depending on the COVID variant wave, the researchers found.
Many U.S. Parents Avoid Vaccine Talks With Child's Doctor
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 21, 2022
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Vaccines have become a hot topic in the past few years, but a new survey finds many parents aren't discussing immunization with their child's doctor.
Though a child's pediatrician has often been the go-to resource on vaccines, the University of Michigan Medicine poll fo...