MedicalXpress.com – Vaccines

A medical panel of US government advisors endorsed the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in five-to-11-year-olds Tuesday, paving the way for younger children to get their shots within weeks.This post was originally published on this site

Can offering small cash cards, say for $25, be the difference between someone choosing to get their COVID-19 vaccine or waiting?This post was originally published on this site

New research addresses ongoing concerns regarding risks of allergic reactions after receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, particularly for individuals with a history of severe allergic reactions. The JAMA Network Open study of employee vaccinations within the […]

There’s been a significant breakthrough in the development of a vaccine to prevent hookworm infection—a parasite which causes serious disease in tens of millions of people globally.This post was originally published on this site

COVID-19 is more likely to cause very rare neurological events than vaccines, according to a new study involving experts from the University of Nottingham.This post was originally published on this site

It’s well-known that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions pretty much quashed the 2020-2021 flu season, with influenza cases falling to never-before-seen lows in the United States.This post was originally published on this site

A dosing error made during an AstraZeneca-University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial has led to a new dosage finding in mice, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.This post was originally published on this site

For more than 40 years a goal that too often has proved elusive is a pharmaceutical defeat of the human immunodeficiency virus—HIV. And the thrust in recent years has emphasized bringing newer, stealthier weapons to […]

Data from an ongoing research study at the University of Arizona Health Sciences show that first responders—including firefighters, law enforcement, correctional officers and emergency medical service providers—are at elevated risk of COVID-19 infection compared with […]

Unconcerned for themselves—but willing to protect others. These attitudes were expressed by many teenagers on being asked whether they wanted to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The study, from the University of Gothenburg, shows that a […]