Text nudges can increase uptake of COVID-19 boosters—if they play up a sense of ownership of the vaccine
New research published in Nature Human Behavior suggests that text nudges encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which had proven effective in prior real-world field tests, are also effective at prompting people ...
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Measles outbreaks have CDC tweaking travel guidelines
As millions of Americans prepare to travel abroad this summer and measles outbreaks increase worldwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tightened its guidance on how travelers should handle the potential ...
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How the anti-vaccine movement pits parental rights against public health
Gayle Borne has fostered more than 300 children in Springfield, Tennessee. She's cared for kids who have rarely seen a doctor—kids so neglected that they cannot speak. Such children are now even more vulnerable because ...
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New AI tool predicts COVID-19 vaccine uptake
Findings of a new study led by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Cincinnati could help public health officials lead more effective vaccination campaigns that overcome hesitancy.
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CDC says people ages 65 and up should get a COVID shot this spring: A geriatrician explains
In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with COVID-19.
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Brazilian single-dose dengue vaccine could help turn tide in the fight against fever
Dengue, caused by the virus transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito and, to a lesser extent, the Aedes albopictus mosquito, is an acute illness characterized mainly by high fever, body aches, and redness ...
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Czechs see record spread of whooping cough
More than 3,000 Czechs have caught whooping cough so far this year, the highest figure since the 1960s, with teenagers the worst hit, health authorities said Friday.
Mar 15, 2024
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Researchers develop dual anti-tumor vaccine
A research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has discovered that exosomes derived from γδ-T cells not only have direct anti-tumor effects but also, when developed into a tumor vaccine, ...
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Scientists compete to make best predictions about pertussis vaccine
Scientists love a challenge. Or a friendly competition. Now, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have recently published the results of a competition that put researchers to the test. For the competition, ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Initial SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations prime immune cells to respond to subsequent variants, study finds
A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that antibody responses to new SARS-CoV-2 variant infections and vaccinations are powerfully shaped by prior exposures to earlier SARS-CoV-2 ...
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New study explores next-generation vaccine technology for RSV
Calder Biosciences, Inc., a next-generation vaccine company, has published an article that debuts and validates the application of Calder's '3D Vaxlock' platform technology. When applied to the Respiratory Syncytial Virus ...
Mar 14, 2024
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'Last mile' solutions shown to increase vaccination coverage in poor countries
The use of mobile clinics to deliver COVID-19 vaccines can significantly increase vaccination uptake. Research by Wageningen University & Research, conducted in rural communities in Sierra Leone and published today in Nature, ...
Mar 13, 2024
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New nasal vaccine platform helps clear COVID-19 infections in an animal model
A newly developed intranasal vaccine candidate helps to clear COVID-19 infections more quickly than controls in pre-clinical testing, according to a recent study. The new vaccine platform relies on a protein scaffold that ...
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COVID jab linked to lower risk of COVID-19–related clot and heart complications
The risk of cardiac and clot-related complications following COVID-19 is substantially reduced in people who receive the COVID-19 vaccination compared with unvaccinated individuals, reports an observational study published ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Older Californians now eligible for another COVID-19 vaccine dose
Older Californians who received last autumn's updated COVID-19 vaccination can now get another shot, state health officials said.
Mar 13, 2024
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New migrants lead New Zealand for childhood vaccination
Migrant families are more likely than other New Zealanders to vaccinate their babies on time, according to new research from the City, University of London, and the University of Auckland.
Mar 13, 2024
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Typhoid fever surveillance study in sub-Saharan Africa shows need for typhoid conjugate vaccines in endemic countries
There is a high burden of typhoid fever in sub-Saharan African countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health. This high burden combined with the threat of typhoid strains resistant to antibiotic ...
Mar 12, 2024
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More parents are delaying their kids' vaccines, and it's alarming pediatricians
As measles cases pop up across the country this winter—including several in California—one group of children is stirring deep concerns among pediatricians: the babies and toddlers of vaccine-hesitant parents who are delaying ...
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