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International Travel: Don't Forget Your Child's Vaccinations
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 16, 2024
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Exploring Europe, taking an African safari, going on a trip to the tropics: In many cases, vaccines are needed for travel, and that's doubly true for children.
According to pediatrician Dr. ...
FDA Tells Vaccine Makers to Target New COVID Variant for Fall
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 14, 2024
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COVID vaccine makers will be advised to update their shots to target the KP.2 variant, an offshoot of the JN.1 variant that spread widely last winter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
FDA Gives Nod to RSV Vaccine for People in Their 50s
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 10, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday has for the first time approved the use of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for people in their 50s who are at increased risk for the illness.
Drugmaker GSK's Are...
Moderna Announces Good Results From Trial of Combo COVID/Flu Vaccine
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 10, 2024
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An experimental vaccine that could offer one-stop prevention for both COVID-19 and influenza is showing positive results among older adults in trials, maker Moderna announced Monday.
The shot -- for now called mRNA-1083 -- "has met its primary endpoints, eliciting a high...
This Travel Season, Know Your Risks for Yellow Fever
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 8, 2024
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If tropical lands like South America or Africa are your travel destinations, getting yourself protected against yellow fever before you go is imperative, an expert says.
FDA Panel OKs New COVID Vaccine for Fall
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2024
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended updating the formula for COVID vaccines ahead of a fall campaign that will encourage Americans to get the latest shots.
The unanimous vote recommends that vaccine makers tailor the next vaccine t...
U.S. Will Make Millions of Bird Flu Vaccines This Summer
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 3, 2024
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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.
Since the outbreak in livestock began this spring, bird flu has been confirmed in three humans who wo...
Vaccines Will Be Best Defense Against Bird Flu, Experts Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 29, 2024
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Humanity's best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says.
The H5N1 avian flu has been raging through cattle and poultry in the U...
Scientists Developing mRNA-Based Vaccine Against H5N1 Bird Flu
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 28, 2024
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An experimental mRNA vaccine against the H5N1 avian flu is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in lab animals, researchers report.
The vaccine could help fight...
HPV Vaccine Is Also Preventing Cancers in Men: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 24, 2024
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Development and uptake of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine has been crucial in reducing rates of virus-linked cervical cancers in women.
Now, the accumulated data...
Repeat COVID Vaccination Could Shield Against Wide Range of Viruses
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2024
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Powerful COVID vaccines could be setting people's immune systems up to successfully fight off not just future COVID variants, but other types of coronaviruses as well, a new study shows.<...
Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 14, 2024
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Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds.
A single measles jab is up...
Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 6, 2024
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Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet.
The effort from a British team at the University of Cambridge is already showing promise in mouse studies. Of course, mouse studies don't always...
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...