COVID pandemic disrupted progress in routine child, teen vaccination rates, data suggest
A study published today in Pediatrics shows that since the COVID-19 pandemic began, routine childhood and adolescent vaccination has fallen off...
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Immunologic study shows rebound of other viruses after COVID measures lifted
The lifting of COVID-19 prevention measures such as masking and social distancing, which also tamped down the circulation of other...
Study: mRNA COVID vaccines cost-effective for US seniors, and under some scenarios, younger adults
Today in JAMA Network Open, University of Michigan-led research suggests that the US 2023-24 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were cost-effective for people...
HHS scraps further work on life-saving mRNA vaccine platform
Andrew Pekosz, PhD, professor and vice chair at Johns Hopkins University, said on X that while mRNA vaccine technology isn't perfect,...
Most US kids hospitalized for COVID had chronic illnesses; less than 4% were vaccinated
Nearly 6 of 10 vaccine-eligible US children hospitalized for COVID-19 from 2022 to 2024 had at least one underlying medical...
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KFF poll shows most Americans plan to skip fall COVID booster
In another change to how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory group operates, the Department of...
Analysis: 2024-25 COVID vaccines offered strong protection against worst outcomes in seniors
USAID / Flickr cc Today in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) report that...
Study finds no safety issues with most recent mRNA COVID vaccines
World Bank / Flickr cc At a time when federal officials are calling into question the safety and necessity of COVID-19...
US COVID levels continue slight upward trend
CDC A group that advocates for better treatment and prevention for tuberculosis (TB), HIV, and hepatitis C yesterday is calling...
New surveillance tool can predict COVID variants of concern
In Nature Communications, authors describe a novel web platform for genomic surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 virus called CoVerage, which could...