by Korea University College of Medicine Subgroup analyses revealed significantly higher risk of thrombo-embolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF/AFL) not receiving oral anticoagulants (OACs). COVID-19 vaccination is relatively safe for patients with AF/AFL, especially with concurrent OACs. Credit: Professor Jin Oh Na from Korea University College of Medicine Development of the coronavirus disease...
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Is the updated COVID vaccine a good match for the current variant and the emerging strain?
by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Northeastern University professors of pharmacy say the updated COVID-19 vaccines available for fall and winter of 2024 are a good match for the dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 currently in circulation. The mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer are not a 100% match since they’re based on...
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New COVID vaccine booster: Q&A on why you should wait
by Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Yes, older Americans should get yet another COVID shot—but if you have already gotten the latest version, there’s no rush. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said that people 65 and older or who are immunocompromised need a second dose of...
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The technology used to make the COVID vaccine may be key to pancreatic cancer treatment
September 4, 2024 by Kendall Staton, Lexington Herald-Leader Pancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit:National Cancer Institute Researchers at the University of Kentucky are testing the effectiveness of a vaccine that may be able to treat pancreatic cancer. As one of 15 research institutions across the nation taking part...
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CDC advises updated COVID vaccine for everyone over 6 months of age
by Robin Foster As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, U.S. health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available this fall. The recommendation was issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention...
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FDA panel OKs new COVID vaccine for fall
JUNE 6, 2024 by Robin Foster 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 to target the JN.1 variant, which dominated...
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Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine
Helen Branswell People standing in two different lines — one being a covid vaccine line and other a flu vaccine line. The flu vaccine line being much longer.America is over the Covid vaccine. Frantic lineups for scarce doses when Covid vaccines first became available have long since given way to widespread indifference. Each new round...
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Large study finds COVID-19 vaccine reduces long COVID in children
by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia A medical assistant prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to a patient. Credit: Public domain image courtesy of Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department of DefenseVaccination against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, reduces the risk of serious acute illness in children and adolescents. However, its role in protecting...
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Novel nasal COVID-19 vaccine offers longer, better immunity than jabs
By Paul McClure Researchers have developed an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine that offers longer, better protection than injections Depositphotos Researchers have developed an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine that enhances the immune system’s response to the virus, providing longer-lasting, greater protection than vaccine injections, even against new and emerging variants. The novel vaccine candidate could mean fewer boosters in...
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New COVID vaccine induces good antibody response to mutated viral variants, finds study
by Felicia Lindberg, Karolinska Institutet Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Danderyd Hospital have followed recipients of the new updated COVID-19 vaccine and analyzed the antibody response to different SARS-CoV-2 variants. The results show a surprisingly strong response to the now dominant and highly mutated omicron variants. The ongoing COMMUNITY study, which was...