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We dissect new data on vaccines and long COVID and cover vaccine availability for kids, flu vaccine campaigns, RSV protection, and more.
The measles infection rate in Jerusalem during the outbreak was 15 times higher than in the rest of Israel.
Drugs to prevent RSV in infants remain effective and do not appear to spur the growth of resistant viral variants.
In international news, Cambodia reported a human H5N1 case this week.
Mississippi’s overall maternal sepsis rate in the past decade was 6.2 cases per 10,000 births, though it was 8.6 per 10,000 among Black women.
A decision on whether to recommend just 1 dose needs to rest on solid evidence.
Adjuvanted and high-dose flu vaccines show similar efficacy in preventing infection and hospitalization in US adults aged 65 and older.
Fewer participants who received the monoclonal antibody experienced adverse events and hypersensitivity reactions than those who received an mRNA vaccine or a combination of the two.
A dozen infectious pathogens contribute to cancer. Finding ways to prevent them could help millions avoid a cancer diagnosis.
Risk factors for non-uptake include older age, alcohol-associated liver disease, shorter waitlist time, and low educational attainment.
If the state's measles vaccination rate continues to fall, it could see dozens, if not hundreds, of kids’ deaths in the coming years.
The elevated risk was seen regardless of whether mothers were treated with antidepressants.
To date the CDC has confirmed just 2 measles deaths, as Pennsylvania’s measles cases climb to 943.
The grants will fund research aimed at reducing tick populations in the US.
More than half the women in the small, single-arm trial experienced symptom relief in 24 hours.
The drugmaker says it will no longer manufacture or market the combination antibiotic Recarbrio in the US.
Annenberg poll also shows that most don’t believe that childhood vaccines cause autism.
A new paper indicates that maternal age and number of doctor visits influences Tdap vaccination status.
The preprint study also found that vaccination against COVID-19 was protective.
Pennsylvania officials say 4 people have died from measles in that state.
