Is an Allergy to a COVID Vaccine Always Real? Placebo Trial Casts Doubt
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay) — Allergic reactions to the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccines are very rare, and a new study questions whether many of those that do occur are even real.In a small new study of 16 people who said they’d experienced …
Learn MoreFDA Panel Backs Pfizer RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a tight vote, U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers on Tuesday recommended the approval of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine that could be used in Americans ages 60 years and older.The vac…
Learn MoreFlu Vaccine Effective for 2022/2023 Season
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the 2022 to 2023 influenza season, vaccination is effective for reducing the risk for medically attended influenza among children and adults aged younger than 65 years and for symptomatic influenza amon…
Learn MoreUn beneficio adicional de la vacuna contra la COVID: un riesgo más bajo de ataque cardiaco si se infecta
LUNES, 20 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Quizá una vacuna contra la COVID-19 proteja a una persona no solo del virus, sugiere una investigación reciente.Unos investigadores de la Escuela de Medicina Icahn de Mount Sinai, en la ciudad de Nueva …
Learn MoreParents Weigh Complex Factors in COVID-19 Vaccination Decisions
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For parents, the decision to vaccinate their children against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is complex, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in CMAJ, the journal of the…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine Bonus: Lower Heart Attack Risk If You Get Infected
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A COVID-19 shot may protect a person from more than the virus alone, new research suggests.Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City linked vaccination with fewer heart atta…
Learn MoreModerna ofrecerá vacunas contra la COVID gratis a las personas sin seguro tras el final de la emergencia
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos estadounidenses que no tienen un seguro de salud o los que tienen un seguro insuficiente podrán seguir obteniendo vacunas contra la COVID gratis de Moderna, incluso después de que los sumin…
Learn MoreSingle Dose of RSV Vaccine Prevents Acute Respiratory Infection in Seniors
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of an AS01E-adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein-based candidate vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) prevents RSV-related acute respiratory infection and lower respiratory tract dis…
Learn MorePrior COVID Infection Brings Strong, Long-Lasting Immunity: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Natural immunity acquired from a COVID infection provides strong and lasting protection against severe illness if a person becomes reinfected, a new evidence review has concluded.Ten months after a COVID infec…
Learn MoreModerna Will Offer Free COVID-19 Shots to Uninsured After PHE Ends
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American adults who have no health insurance or those who are underinsured will still be able to get free COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna, even after government-purchased supplies run out, the company announc…
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