Vaccinations

Covid-19 antibody levels jump among elderly after autumn booster--British study

Wed, 2023-01-18 15:19 — mike kraft

Covid-19 antibody levels jump among elderly after autumn booster The 35-49 age group now has the lowest estimated level of antibodies. Ian Jones, PA AOL

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Some 96.3% of people aged 80 and over in England were likely to have antibodies at the start of December 2022, up from 89.2% in early September.

For 75 to 79-year-olds, the proportion stands at 95.8%, up from 87.4%. ...

The figures are “likely a result of the vaccination booster campaign”, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which has published the data.

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‘People aren’t taking this seriously’: experts say US Covid surge is big risk

Mon, 2023-01-16 16:00 — mike kraft

‘People aren’t taking this seriously’: experts say US Covid surge is big risk Fewer precautions, recent holidays and subvariants have driven rise in cases but boosters, masks and other precautions are still effective the Guardian

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CDC identifies possible safety issue with Pfizer’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for seniors but says people should still get boosted

Sat, 2023-01-14 00:59 — mike kraft

CDC identifies possible safety issue with Pfizer's updated Covid-19 vaccine but says people should still get boosted | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that there is a possible safety issue with the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech but that it is unlikely to represent a true risk. The agency said it continues to recommend that people stay up-to-date with Covid-19 vaccines. Brenda Goodman CNN

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New Utah study affirms COVID vaccine is safe for kids

Fri, 2023-01-13 16:29 — mike kraft

New Utah study affirms COVID vaccine is safe for kids The study, co-authored by a doctor at Primary Children's Hospital, looked at 185 kids who suffered from MIS-C. Erin Alberty Axios

A new Utah-led study shows the COVID-19 vaccine didn't trigger dangerous responses in children who previously had a severe reaction to the virus itself.

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Paying people to take COVID vaccine worked well, European study

Fri, 2023-01-13 00:56 — mike kraft

Paying people to take COVID vaccine worked well, study finds Paying people to take a first COVID-19 vaccine dose didn't lower the likelihood of seeking the second or third dose or of other positive health behaviors. CIDRAP

A study finds that paying people to take a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine didn't lower the likelihood of seeking the second or third dose or of other positive health behaviors and didn't erode morals, sense of civic duty, or feelings of self-determination.

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Reports very rare of Serious Adverse Events After Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots for Children--study

Fri, 2023-01-13 00:01 — mike kraft

CDC Study: Reports of Serious Adverse Events After Updated COVID-19 Booster Shot Among Children Rare The study said that the preliminary safety findings for the updated COVID-19 booster shot were ‘reassuring.’ Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder US News & World Report

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Bivalent COVID vaccines: how they're stacking up against omicron

Thu, 2023-01-12 01:30 — mike kraft

Bivalent COVID vaccines have now been in use for a few months—here's how they're stacking up against omicron Vaccines have played a major role in mitigating the harms of the COVID pandemic since their rollout began just over two years ago. They're estimated to have saved tens of millions of lives across the ... Neil Mabbott

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U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID

Wed, 2023-01-11 23:11 — mike kraft

U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID The U.S. health department on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 pandemic's status as a public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans to continue receiving free tests, vaccines and treatments. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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U.S. FDA vaccine advisers reported upset that early data about new Moderna Covid-19 booster shot wasn’t presented for review last year

Wed, 2023-01-11 16:06 — mike kraft

FDA vaccine advisers 'disappointed' and 'angry' that early data about new Covid-19 booster shot wasn't presented for review last year | CNN Some vaccine advisers to the federal government say they're "disappointed" and "angry" that government scientists and the pharmaceutical company Moderna didn't present a set of infection data on the company's new Covid-19 booster during meetings last year when the advisers discussed whether the shot should be authorized and made available to the public. Elizabeth Cohen,Naomi Thomas CNN

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Global COVID vaccine acceptance rose 5% from 2021 to 2022 --survey

Wed, 2023-01-11 01:08 — mike kraft

Global COVID vaccine acceptance rose 5% from 2021 to 2022 CIDRAP

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance climbed from 75% in 2021 to 79% in 2022 in 23 countries representing nearly 60% of the global population, finds a survey published yesterday in Nature Medicine.

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In eight countries, however, vaccine hesitancy increased (range, 1.0% in the United Kingdom to 21.1% in South Africa). And nearly 1 in 8 of all respondents (12.1%), particularly those aged 18 to 29 years, said they were hesitant to receive a booster dose (range, 1.1% in China to 28.9% in Russia).

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