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Zoster vaccination does not appear to increase flare risk in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disease
For the study, investigators used medical claims from IBM MarketScan in patients aged 50-64 years, and data from the Centers for Medicare and...
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To vaccinate 6-month- to 5-year-olds against SARS-CoV-2 or not to vaccinate
My take is that children 6-months to 5-years-old deserve SARS-CoV-2–induced vaccine protection and we can and should strongly recommend it as...
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CDC recommends high-dose flu vaccines for seniors
These types of vaccines work by creating a larger immune response than a standard vaccine dose.
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Is a single dose of HPV vaccine enough?
WHO findings not considered applicable to all countries.
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Study confirms increased CVT with AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
“Reassuringly, no consistent association was observed between the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines and these rare complications.”
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Pfizer plans a vaccine to target all coronaviruses
Trials are expected to begin this fall.
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More evidence the flu vaccine may guard against Alzheimer’s
“The influenza vaccine may alter the brain’s immune cells such that they are better at clearing Alzheimer’s pathologies, an effect that has been...
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White House expands access to monkeypox vaccines
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FDA panel backs adding Omicron component to COVID boosters
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COVID subvariants could cause ‘substantial’ summer cases