In new guidelines issued by the American College of Rheumatology, evidence-based recommendations are presented for the use of vaccinations in children and adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), expanding indications for some vaccines and providing guidance on whether to hold immunosuppressive medications or delay vaccination in order to maximize vaccine immunogenicity. According to the...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress 3D reconstructions of images of the vaccine-induced antibodies DH1024, DH1025.1, and DH1027 bound to CH505 SOSIP Env trimers. Credit: K. Saunders, et al, Science Translational Medicine (2022) A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has developed a vaccine for HIV that shows promise in rhesus macaques. In their...
by Glen Pyle, Jennifer H Huang, The Conversation Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle most commonly caused by a virus. Credit: Shutterstock The heart has played a central role in COVID-19 since the beginning. Cardiovascular conditions are among the highest risk factors for hospitalization. A significant number of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infections have signs...
Credit…Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters By Christina Caron Children ages 5 to 11 may be eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine by early next month: two shots spaced three weeks apart. But unlike kids 12 and older, who get the same dosage as adults, the kids in the younger age group will receive 10 micrograms of vaccine per dose, or one-third the amount...
by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Scientists at Stanford University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill use 3D printer to create vaccine patch. Credit: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that...
Some women say their periods change after getting a covid-19 vaccination. In The BMJ today, Dr Victoria Male, a reproductive specialist at Imperial College London, says a link between menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination is plausible and should be investigated. Changes to periods or unexpected vaginal bleeding are not listed as common side effects of covid-19 vaccination,...
Many viruses infect their hosts through mucosal surfaces such as the lining of the respiratory tract. MIT researchers have now developed a vaccination strategy that can create an army of T cells that are ready and waiting at those surfaces, offering a quicker response to viral invaders. The researchers showed that they could induce a strong memory...
By Meredith Wadman Dec. 15, 2020 , 5:00 PM When the COVID-19 pandemic descended last winter, Catherine Ross was filled with dread. Her 36-year-old sister, Amanda Ross, has Down syndrome (DS), which makes her especially vulnerable to respiratory viruses. Amanda Ross had been hospitalized repeatedly with pneumonia. In 2017, she ended up on a ventilator...
Vaccines are the most effective means available for preventing infectious diseases. However, vaccine-induced immune responses are highly variable between individuals and between populations in different regions of the world. Understanding the basis of this variation is, thus, of fundamental importance to human health. Although the factors that are associated with intra- and inter-population variation in...
However, the effect of the vaccine specifically against COVID-19 has not been demonstrated RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER The BCG vaccine has a broad, stimulating effect on the immune system. This gives it an effective preventive action against various infections – possibly also against COVID-19. New studies are investigating that. BCG is frequently given to children,...
