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Gerontology & Geriatrics

Community vaccination effort linked to 25% drop in pneumonia-related mortality among the elderly

A research team has evaluated the real-world impact of a community-based pneumococcal vaccination support program for older adults conducted in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Measles outbreak in Kentucky confirmed

There has been nationwide total of 1,267 confirmed cases of measles this year, with Kentucky being the latest state to announce an outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.

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 ...

Vaccination

Vaccine experts removed by Trump health chief sound the alarm

Vaccination experts recently fired by Donald Trump's administration sounded the alarm in a Monday editorial, saying they were "deeply concerned" by the actions of a US health secretary known for his vaccine skepticism.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Measles cases are in 34 states with North Dakota now the focus

As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while ...