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COVID-19 vaccination may lower risks of heart attack, stroke if infected--study

Thu, 2023-02-23 16:50 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccination may lower risks of heart attack, stroke if infected - UPI.com Researchers linked COVID-19 vaccination with fewer heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular issues among people who later got COVID-19. UPI

COVID-19 shot may protect a person from more than the virus alone, new research suggests.

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Flu vaccine worked well this season--CDC

Thu, 2023-02-23 00:08 — mike kraft

Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated. The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor's office, clinic or hospital, health officials said during a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccines meeting Wednesday. Officials generally are pleased if a flu vaccine is 40% to 60% effective. YahooNews

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WHO experts are evaluating new COVID varients to determine need for iupdayed vaccines

Wed, 2023-02-22 15:37 — mike kraft

WHO says independent panel of experts is evaluating evidence on new COVID variants to determine whether vaccines need to be updated The World Health Organization said Tuesday its expert panel on COVID vaccine composition is currently evaluating evidence on new variants of the virus to determine whether vaccines need to be updated.

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Vaccinations: African leaders urge greater immunization efforts amid calls for developing new vaccines

Mon, 2023-02-20 23:43 — mike kraft

African leaders call for urgent action to revitalize routine immunization | WHO | Regional Office for Africa African heads of state today agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent following massive disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic that stymied childhood vaccination programmes and heightened outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. WHO | Regional Office for Africa

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Mpox cases in Canada offers reminder it's still circulating, WHO calls it a public health emergency

Mon, 2023-02-20 23:30 — mike kraft

Mpox still circulating more than you'd think, from hot spot in Mexico to cluster of cases in Canada | CBC News The World Health Organization made the call this week to maintain mpox as a public health emergency — and later noted the number of new cases reported globally increased by 70 per cent from the week before. A cluster of cases in Toronto, too, offers a reminder that transmission is still simmering. CBC

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The U.S. FDA is poised to approve multiple RSV vaccines this year.

Fri, 2023-02-17 16:25 — mike kraft

The race to an RSV vaccine could soon be over, decades after the first attempt The FDA is poised to approve multiple RSV vaccines this year. The leading candidates are for older adults, but shots to protect infants are in the pipeline. NBC News

Roughly six decades after the first attempt to develop a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, the Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve several shots by next winter.

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Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola with no approved vaccines or treatments, is spreading in West Africa

Fri, 2023-02-17 16:15 — mike kraft

Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola with no approved vaccines or treatments, is spreading in West Africa. Here’s what you need to know The risk to the U.S. is low, experts say. But "what happens in Africa can show up in your backyard hospital in less than 24 hours,” Dr. Luis Ostrosky, an infectious diseases specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, tells Fortune. YahooFinance

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Moderna's COVID vaccine will remain free for all consumers, even those uninsured

Wed, 2023-02-15 23:26 — mike kraft

Moderna says its COVID vaccine will remain free for all consumers, even those uninsured Moderna has announced it will provide its COVID vaccine for free to people without insurance, even after government money dries up. ABC News ABC News

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"Everyone in the United States will have access to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine regardless of their ability to pay," the company said in a statement.

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A rare Marburg outbreak sparks a race to test vaccines and drugs

Wed, 2023-02-15 16:19 — mike kraft

A rare Marburg outbreak sparks a race against time to test vaccines and drugs Finding out if Marburg vaccine candidates actually work in people requires an outbreak, and outbreaks are blessedly rare. But now there are cases in Equatorial Guinea. Helen Branswell STAT

A Marburg fever outbreak in Equatorial Guinea is galvanizing efforts to test drugs and vaccines for a virus that currently has none. But every day counts, warned experts who gathered virtually on Tuesday to try to chart a course for the work.

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EU expected to push for annual COVID shots

Wed, 2023-02-15 15:34 — mike kraft

EU drugs regulator expects to implement annual COVID shots The European Medicines Agency (EMA) expects COVID vaccination campaigns to be conducted once a year, similar to the approach with flu inoculation, it said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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