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Gerontology & Geriatrics

Moderna's new flu shot shows strong results in older adults

Moderna's new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major trial, the company announced Monday.

Medical economics

Thimerosal discouraged in US flu vaccines, breaking with WHO guidance

A federal vaccine panel recently reshaped by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has voted to discourage the use of flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative. The decision marks a dramatic shift ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Four new measles cases reported in Kentucky

Four new cases of measles have been reported in Kentucky this week, including three in one household in Woodford County.

Vaccination

COVID vaccine labels to warn of rare heart risk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added new warnings to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart condition that mostly affects young men.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Vaccine for RSV shown to reduce the risk of dementia

A new study by the University of Oxford, published in the journal npj Vaccines, shows that a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with a 29% reduction in dementia risk in the following 18 months. ...

Vaccination

CDC pulls vaccine slide after expert cites study doesn't exist

A presentation scheduled for a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine meeting today claimed that a vaccine preservative could cause long-term brain effects—but the study it cited doesn't appear to ...

Pediatrics

US panel replaced under Trump backs new shot for kids

A medical panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to recommend a new monoclonal antibody immunization against RSV, a common respiratory illness that is the leading cause of hospitalization ...