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School Entry Rules Boost Kids' HPV Vaccination Rates
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 1, 2024
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Getting the HPV shot in adolescence can spare kids a lifetime of risk for cervical and other cancers related to the virus, but only half of American kids are up-to-date on these shots.
Now, a new review suggests that if schools mandate HPV shots as an entry requirement f...
Painless Skin Patch Could Deliver Vaccines to Kids
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 30, 2024
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Kids who don’t like vaccination shots might soon have an alternative in a painless skin patch, researchers say.
FDA Says First Round of Tests Show No Live Virus in Pasteurized Milk
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2024
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Live bird flu virus has not been found in any of the first batch of retail milk samples tested, federal health officials said Friday.
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows, the early findings should reassure the public that the milk sold in stores remai...
Vaccines Have Saved 154 Million Lives, Mostly Babies, Over Past 50 Years
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2024
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Global vaccination efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, including 101 million infants, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows.
Immunization has contributed more to the health and survival of newborns than any other medical advance, res...
Dairy Cows Moved Across State Lines Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 25, 2024
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As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it will start requiring testing of the animals if they are moved across state lines.
The "USDA has identified [bird flu] spread between cows within t...
U.S. Measles Cases Reach 125, Surpassing Recent Peak in 2022
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2024
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Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported in 18 states, new U.S. government data shows.
That is more cases than were reported in all of 2022, the most recent annual peak for measles infections, the U.S. Centers ...
'One and Done': Scientists Develop Vaccine That May Fight Any Viral Strain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 16, 2024
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Genetics-based “one-and-done” vaccines for the flu and COVID could prove more effective and...
Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 12, 2024
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A chlamydia vaccine has triggered immune responses in an early trial, raising hopes that one day it might help curb the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (STI).
There is currently no vaccine for chlamydia, which is the most common bacterial STI in the United S...
Spike in Measles Cases Could Threaten Elimination Status in U.S.: CDC
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 12, 2024
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More than 100 measles cases have already been reported in the United States this year, a significant increase over previous years that threatens the country's attempts to eliminate the illness, federal health officials warned Thursday.
A total of 338 measles cases were...
Adding Vaccine to Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer Shows Promise in Early Trial
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 9, 2024
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A custom-made anti-tumor vaccine added to standard immunotherapy was twice as likely to shrink liver cancer as when a patient received immunotherapy alone, a new study shows.
The vaccine could help liver cancer patients live longer, as fewer than one in 10 survive five y...
Therapeutic Vaccine Prevents Pancreatic Cancer's Recurrence in 3-Year Trial
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 8, 2024
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A pancreatic cancer vaccine has continued to protect a small group of patients from their cancer coming back, three years after receiving the jab, a new study says.
Eight patients have not had their pancreatic cancer recur for three years after their immune systems respo...
Vaccine-by-Mouth Could Replace Antibiotics in Fighting UTIs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 8, 2024
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A new oral vaccine could prove a potential alternative to antibiotics for people with recurring urinary tract infections, a new study says.
More than half of patients with recurring UTIs (54%) wound up infection-free for nine years after receiving the oral spray vaccine,...
Mpox Vaccine Protection Quickly Fades; Boosters Necessary: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2024
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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.
Antibody levels fell to low or near zero within the first few months of getting the vaccine, unless ...
U.S. Mpox Cases Rising Again as Vaccinations Lag
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2024
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Mpox cases are climbing again in the United States, with the number of reported infections now twice as high as they were at this time last year, new government data shows.
In response, public health experts have raised alarms about the increase and stressed that vaccina...
ERs Might Be Good Spots to Offer Flu Shots
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 26, 2024
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New research offers an easy prescription to get people to roll up their sleeves for a flu shot.
Just ask them to.
And then reinforce the invitation with a little video and print encouragement.
"Our study adds to the growing body of knowledge showing tha...
CDC, AMA Issue Calls to Get Vaccinated Against Measles
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 19, 2024
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Two of America's leading health organizations are highlighting a global rise in measles cases as yet another reason for families to make sure they get...
Measles Outbreaks Have CDC Tweaking Travel Guidelines
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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As millions of Americans prepare to travel abroad this summer and measles outbreaks increase worldwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tightened its guidance on how travelers should handle the potential health threat.
Americans planning to fly to...
Real World Data Shows RSV Shot Cut Infant Hospitalizations by 90%
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 11, 2024
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Real-world data show that a shot that protects babies against RSV is 90% effective in keeping them out of the hospital.
Those numbers outstrip what had been expected of Beyfortus (nirse...
COVID Virus Lingers in Tissues for Over a Year
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 11, 2024
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The COVID-19 virus can linger in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after they've shaken their initial infection, new findings show.
Breastfeeding After COVID Booster Passes Protective Antibodies to Baby
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 6, 2024
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There's more evidence bolstering the health effects of both breastfeeding and the COVID booster shot: Vaccinated, breastfeeding moms appear to pass COVID-fighting antibodies to their infants.
That's important, since babies under the age of 6 months aren't eligible for t...
Vaccines Protect You & Your Kids From Measles: FDA
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 4, 2024
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As new outbreaks of measles -- a once nearly eliminated illness in the United States -- continue to emerge, experts remind Americans that there's an easy way to stop infection: Get vaccinated.
"Measles spreads so easily that if one person has it, 90% of the people close ...
Changes in Gay Men's Behaviors, Not Vaccine, Halted Mpox Outbreak
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 29, 2024
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New research finds the 2022 mpox outbreak among gay and bisexual men began to slow down after just a few months -- even though just 8% of high-risk people had received the mpox vaccine.
That suggests that it was changes in gay and bisexual men's sexual behaviors, not the...
CDC Experts Recommend Seniors Get Another COVID Shot
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 29, 2024
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Even if they got a COVID booster last fall, American seniors should still get a second shot this spring to best protect themselves, U.S. health officials recommended Wednesday.
The latest guidance, voted on by a vaccine advisory panel and endorsed by the U.S. Centers for...
What Is Measles, and How Can I Shield Myself & My Family?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 28, 2024
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Once thought to be a bygone disease, measles is making a comeback in the United States and globally as folks shun a safe, surefire way to prevent it: The measles vaccine.
Which Families Are Less Likely to Get Teens the HPV Vaccine?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 27, 2024
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Well-to-do American families are more likely than poorer families to increase their children's risk of cervical cancer by skipping the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a new study has found.
Nearly two-thirds of well-off parents (65%) do not intend to seek out the HPV...
Florida Surgeon General Defies CDC Guidance Amid School Measles Outbreak
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 23, 2024
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Amid an outbreak of measles at a Florida elementary school, the state's surgeon general has defied federal health guidance and told parents it's up to them whether they want to keep their unvaccinated child home to avoid infection.
CDC May Recommend COVID Boosters for Some This Spring
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 16, 2024
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is weighing whether to recommend another COVID booster shot this spring, most likely for those who are vulnerable to severe illness.
An advisory panel to the CDC is expected to vote on whether to recommend a spring boos...
Wrong RSV Shots Given to Some Pregnant Women, Young Kids
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- February 15, 2024
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More than two dozen toddlers and at least 128 pregnant women received RSV vaccines they should not have gotten, U.S. health officials say.
The mixup, reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro...
Americans Have One Trusted Source for Info on COVID Vaccines
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 8, 2024
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A doctor or nurse might be the only person capable of convincing a vaccine-hesitant person to get the COVID jab, a new study shows.
Those who trust the medical profession are most likely to get vaccinated against COVID, despite their initial hesitancy or resistance, acco...
High-Risk Strains of HPV Could Raise Women's Odds for Heart Death
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 7, 2024
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Women are four times more likely to die from heart disease and six times more likely to die from stroke if infected with a high-risk strain of human papillomavirus (HPV), a new study warns.
HPV already is known to cause most cervical cancers, and previous research has su...
More Evidence COVID Shot in Pregnancy Is Safe, Healthy for Babies
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 6, 2024
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The COVID-19 vaccine given to pregnant women does no harm to their unborn babies, and can actually lower the risk of serious complications in newborns, a new study finds.
Babies born to women who received the COVID vaccine had half the death rate of those born to unvacc...
Vaccines May Work Better if Arms Are Alternated for Each Shot
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 6, 2024
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When getting vaccines, switching arms for each dose may produce greater immunity than having the jabs delivered into the same arm.
That's the finding from a new study that looked at the first two doses of COVID vacci...
Latest COVID Vaccine Shields Against Current Dominant Strain
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 2, 2024
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In some good news for those folks who rolled up their sleeves for the latest COVID vaccine last fall, new government research shows the updated shots halve the chances of getting a symptomatic infection.
“Everything from this study is reassuring that the vaccines are p...
Study Looks at COVID Threat to Folks With Weakened Immune Systems
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2024
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It's long been known that people with immune deficiencies are at increased risk for severe COVID.
But a new study shows the threat varies dramatically based on how severe that immune suppression is and the reason behind it, researchers report in the Jan. 24 issue of the ...
Cervical Cancer Rates Are on the Rise Among the Poor
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 26, 2024
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Women in poorer areas of the United States have experienced a dramatic increase in advanced cervical cancer, a new study shows.
Late-stage cervical cancer cases and deaths have gone up in U.S. counties with an average household income of between $19,330 and $38,820, rese...
Single Dose of New Typhoid Vaccine Protects Kids Long-Term
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 26, 2024
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While largely eliminated in more affluent nations, typhoid remains a deadly scourge in developing countries, killing more than 110,000 children every year.
Children in endemic areas -- mainly sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia -- have new reason to hope, however, with...
Vaccination Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Kids
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 16, 2024
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Vaccination can protect young people -- particularly teenagers-- against long COVID, a new study finds.
Records of more than 1 million U.S. kids showed that the COVID jab can effectively shield kids from long-term health problems related to the infection, according to fi...
A 'Universal' COVID Vaccine Could Save Billions If Another Pandemic Strikes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 12, 2024
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A universal coronavirus vaccine could have saved millions of lives and billions of dollars if one had been available prior to the pandemic, a new study argues.
Further, a universal vaccine -- one that targets parts of the virus common to all coronaviruses -- could still ...
COVID Can Threaten Sickle Cell Patients, But Too Few Are Vaccinated
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 12, 2024
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Sickle cell disease is one of many chronic health conditions that dramatically increases the risk of hospitalization and death in people infected by COVID-19.
Unfortunately, folks with sickle cell disease are much less likely to have received the best protection availabl...
Could Antibody Discovery Lead to Better Flu Vaccines?
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- December 29, 2023
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Researchers appear to have discovered a new weapon in the war on a particularly difficult foe.
They have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies that seem to be capable of neutralizing multiple strains of the flu virus.
Their findings, recently rep...
JN.1 Variant Now Behind Nearly Half of U.S. COVID Cases
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 28, 2023
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As Americans travel far and wide to see family and friends this holiday season, a new COVID variant named JN.1 has become dominant across the country.
A descendant of the variant BA.2.86, JN.1 now accounts for 44 percent of COVID cases, up from roughly 7 percent in late ...
Anti-Vaxxers More Likely to Skip Vaccinating Their Pets, Survey Finds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 27, 2023
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People whose beliefs or concerns make them hesitant to get vaccinated are also likely to forgo vaccinating their pets, new research shows.
That could threaten the health of people and their four-legged friends, researchers said.
“Decreasing pet vaccination rates ...
WHO Declares JN.1 a COVID Variant of Interest as It Spreads Widely
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 20, 2023
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The new COVID variant known as JN.1 was named a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization on Tuesday, which means health officials are now closely tracking its rapid spread across the globe.
So far, the highly mutated variant has not been shown to trigger mo...
Most U.S. Parents Plan to Vaccinate Kids Against Flu, RSV: Survey
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 18, 2023
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Most parents plan to have their kids vaccinated against influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), even as COVID-19 vaccine acceptance flags, a new poll finds.
Seven in 10 parents (71%) plan to have their children get an RSV jab and six in 10 (63%) plan to get thei...
New Melanoma Treatment Vaccine Shows Promise in Trial
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 15, 2023
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A new melanoma vaccine has shown its mettle in battling the deadly skin cancer in a new trial.
People with advanced melanomas who received the vaccine plus Merck's cancer drug Keytruda were 49% less likely to die or have their cancer return after three years than those w...
Too Few Americans Are Getting Vaccinated for Flu, COVID & RSV, CDC Warns
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 15, 2023
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Low vaccination rates for the flu, RSV and COVID-19 are putting Americans at higher risk for severe illness and hospitalization this winter, a new government alert warned Thursday.
There is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination rates as the trio of viruses spread thr...
As Congo Outbreak Continues, Study Finds Low-Dose Mpox Vaccine Still Offers Protection
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 14, 2023
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Mpox is making headlines again, as an outbreak of severe disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa has infected thousands of people and killed hundreds.
Amid this worrying scenario, researchers at New York University (NYU) offer a glimmer of good news: Smalle...
Respiratory Illnesses in China Not Caused by New Virus, CDC Director Testifies
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 1, 2023
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FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (Healthday News) -- In testimony provided Thursday to members of Congress, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a surge in respiratory illnesses in China is not being fueled by a new virus.
Instead, the spike can ...
New COVID Variant Takes Hold in the United States
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 28, 2023
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TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (Healthday News) -- The prevalence of a highly mutated COVID variant has tripled in the past two weeks, new government data shows.
Now, nearly 1 in 10 new COVID cases are fueled by the BA.2.86 variant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
CDC to Release Infants' RSV Shots to Help Ease Shortage
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 16, 2023
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To address a continuing nationwide shortage, more than 77,000 doses of RSV shots for infants were released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The additional doses are of Beyfortus, a long-acting mono...