October 1, 2024 by University of Gothenburg People who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have a significantly lower risk of developing more severe cardiovascular conditions linked to COVID-19 infection, according to a nationwide study at the University of Gothenburg. At the same time, some cardiovascular effects are seen after individual doses of the vaccine....
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Newly discovered COVID vaccine targets may last longer
Workflow for the generation of SARS-CoV-2-derived HLA I and HLA II immunopeptidome data. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51959-6 Melbourne researchers have discovered more than 200 new vaccine target candidates from the COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, that could lead to the development of vaccines with a longer lasting broader immunity than existing vaccinations. In a paper published in the journal Nature...
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Team studies immune response, proteins in blood of young adults who develop rare complication after COVID vaccination
by Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Myocarditis, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed, is a rare complication that can occur after mRNA COVID vaccination. It’s estimated that roughly 18 cases occur in every 1 million vaccine doses administered, making it so rare that it is challenging to find cases to...
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An evaluation of the association between COVID vaccination and myocarditis in 42 million people aged 13 or older
By Suchandrima Bhowmik Dec 28 2021 Reviewed by Aimee Molineux Several studies have indicated an association between COVID-19 vaccination and myocarditis. In addition, evidence from several countries suggested exposure to the BNT162b2 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine was associated with acute myocarditis. Furthermore, an increase in hospitalization or death due to myocarditis has been reported against...
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Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
Hello everyone, This is a follow up email regarding new program called MTM. I hired a pharmacist Dr. Rebecca Choi PharmD clinical pharmacist who helps medication management. This is become necessary because of the overburdening pharmacist due to COVID it used to be that pharmacist would take time to check for drug interactions and with...
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Low RA Flare Rate Reported After Pfizer COVID Vaccination
Jeff Evans September 16, 2021 Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis in remission had a rate of flare following vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine that appears to be on par with rates seen with other vaccines in patients with RA, according to results from a small Italian...
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COVID vaccination less effective for those with rheumatic, musculoskeletal diseases
by Michael E. Newman, Johns Hopkins University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers recently reported that while two doses of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—confers some protection for people who have received solid organ transplants, it isn’t sufficient to enable them to dispense with masks, physical distancing, and other safety measures....