IDSA releases COVID vaccine guidance for people with weakened immune systems
New guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommend that adults and children with weakened immune systems (immunocompromise) receive an...
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COVID mRNA vaccines may be able to train immune system to attack cancer cells, boost survival
At the time of data collection, some patients were still alive, indicating that the vaccine effects could be even stronger.Survival...
Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects
mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in the first trimester of pregnancy isn't tied to an elevated risk of 75 major congenital malformations...
Data suggest 29% to 64% efficacy of 2024-25 COVID vaccine against poor outcomes in US veterans
The estimated effectiveness of last year's COVID-19 vaccine among US veterans was 29% against related emergency department (ED) visits, 39%...
Severe COVID may carry higher risk of long-term conditions requiring hospitalization through 6 months
A large real-world study suggests that while adults with mild or moderate COVID-19 are at only modestly greater risk of...
CDC announces changes to COVID, childhood vaccines, touting ‘informed consent’
Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is now applying individual-based decision-making to COVID-19 vaccination instead...
Poll shows Americans view COVID-19 vaccines as unsafe for pregnant women
Love Employee / iStock Today, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published updated guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and...
Viewpoint: What we don’t see about vaccines COULD hurt us
Leaders with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced changes to vaccine recommendations and made statements...
COVID vaccines may have averted thousands of hospital stays in infants, pregnant women over 18 months
A US modeling study published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics estimates that vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 prevented 7,000 hospitalizations in infants...
Infectious disease specialists lament ‘chaos’ of recent ACIP meeting
Experts with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) today expressed alarm and concern about vaccine access now and in...