Vaccinations

Finland to become first nation to start bird flu vaccinations for humans

Tue, 2024-06-25 11:02 — mike kraft

Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans, in world first Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday, making it the first country in the world to do so. Reuters Reuters

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Latest XBB COVID-19 vaccine offers protection against hospitalization, deaths --study

Mon, 2024-06-24 20:06 — mike kraft

Latest XBB COVID-19 vaccine offers protection against hospitalization, deaths Today, JAMA Internal Medicine published a study calculating the protection offered by the latest Pfizer COVID-19 XBB vaccine compared to older vaccines against COVID-associated hospitalization and emergency department (ED) or urgent care (UC) visits. CIDRAP

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The authors compared outcomes among those who had received an updated XBB vaccine and those who had not received an XBB vaccine of any kind, regardless of prior COVID-19 vaccination or infection history.

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Cancer patients gain from staying current on COVID-19 boosters-- Spanish study

Fri, 2024-06-21 13:14 — mike kraft

Study suggests cancer patients should stay current on COVID-19 boosters Yesterday in Nature Communications a study shows cancer that patients who are up to date on vaccines and have received COVID-19 boosters are more protected against death and serious complications than unvaccinated patients. CIDRAP

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CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps

Thu, 2024-06-20 17:58 — mike kraft

‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps - KFF Health News Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested. Laboratories that are the foundation of diagnostic testing have yet to get approval to detect the bird flu virus. They say their path forward has been slowed by miscommunication and uncertainty from the CDC and FDA. khnoonat KFF Health News

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Vaccines: Gavi, Macron, Afrcan leaders seek more vaccines for Africa, world's poorest children

Thu, 2024-06-20 11:28 — mike kraft

Vaccine group Gavi seeks $9 billion to immunise world's poorest children The global vaccine organisation Gavi wants $9 billion from governments and foundations to fund immunisation efforts in the world’s poorest countries over five years, it said on Thursday. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Kansas Attorney General sues Pfizer over ‘misleading statements’ about COVID vaccine

Tue, 2024-06-18 11:54 — mike kraft

Kansas sues Pfizer over ‘misleading statements’ about COVID vaccine The state of Kansas filed a lawsuit on Monday against pharmaceutical company Pfizer, alleging the company made “misleading claims” about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine and th… mnazzaro The Hill

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USG awards $500 million to companies for developing spray, pill COVID vaccines

Mon, 2024-06-17 17:56 — mike kraft

Feds award $500 million for developing spray, pill COVID vaccines The vast majority of funds—up to $453 million—goes to Vaxart of San Francisco for developing an oral pill vaccine candidate. CIDRAP

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Health workers in high risk countries can get routine Ebola vaccine, says Gavi

Thu, 2024-06-13 10:24 — mike kraft

High-risk health workers can get routine Ebola vaccine, says Gavi A global stockpile of Ebola vaccines can be used to protect frontline health workers in high-risk countries routinely, rather than just as an emergency measure during outbreaks, international vaccine group Gavi said on Thursday. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Los Angles ends COVID vaccine mandate for city employees

Wed, 2024-06-12 12:40 — mike kraft

COVID vaccines no longer required for LA city employees The City Council's decision creates a pathway back to employment for workers who were fired for not getting vaccinated. They can reapply for their positions, but there are no guarantees. ABC7 Los Angeles

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Analysis of how the NIH $4 billion funded the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic response

Mon, 2024-06-10 11:31 — mike kraft

How $4 billion funded the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic response (medicalxpress.com)

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research is shedding light on how federal funding helped scientists understand the COVID-19 virus, develop new treatments and deploy lifesaving vaccines in record time.

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