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Opening the door to a vaccine for multiple childhood infections

A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts say.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study shows vaccine protection against Salmonella Paratyphi A infection

An Oxford-led study has demonstrated that an oral live-attenuated vaccine, CVD 1902, provided significant protection against S. Paratyphi A infection in healthy adults using a controlled human infection model, without any ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

How age affects vaccine responses and how to make them better

As flu season approaches and public health officials roll out their annual push for vaccination, Allen Institute scientists are learning why vaccines can trigger a weaker response in older adults, around age 65, and what ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Parental pushback threatens HPV protection

A new wave of HPV vaccine hesitancy is spreading across the United States, worrying public health experts as coverage stalls and disparities grow. In a new study by researchers including Associate Professor Spring Cooper ...

Pediatrics

Why vaccines are especially important for children with asthma

You may have seen recent news stories reporting that a national data investigation found that routine childhood vaccination is slipping across much of the United States, leaving classrooms and daycares with growing gaps in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Next-generation COVID-19 vaccine presents promising results in mice

Studies conducted in mice have shown that the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by researchers at the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil is safe and efficacious. The vaccine triggered a satisfactory ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Small antibody offers broad protection against influenza

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in collaboration with colleagues in China, have discovered an antibody-like molecule that can protect mice from various influenza viruses. The findings could pave the way ...

Overweight & Obesity

A vaccine to prevent weight gain? It's on the horizon

This time of year, millions of people turn to diets, exercise and medication to help them get their weight in check. New University of Colorado Boulder research suggests another surprising tool could help them achieve their ...

Vaccination

Expert outlines plan to combat antivaccine movement's next phase

In a recent essay, pediatrician-scientist Peter Hotez proposes a focus on local data, improved benefit-risk communications, actively countering health disinformation, and state-level action to address antivaccine sentiment ...

Pediatrics

Pertussis cases surging in the United States

Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December—about six times more than at this time last year and more than have been reported since 2014, according to data ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Flu, RSV are on the rise in Chicago, along with a nasty stomach bug

As Chicago residents have been partaking in festivities over the past several weeks, various illnesses have taken hold. Flu activity "continues to rapidly increase," RSV activity is "very high," and COVID-19 activity is low ...

Health

Why it's important to update adult vaccinations for a new year

Personal health is often among the top New Year's resolutions each January. Beyond diet and exercise, Dr. John Presutti, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says the start of a new year is a good calendar reminder to ...

Vaccination

Public acceptance of RSV vaccine grows as hesitancy plateaus

A year after becoming available, vaccines to protect against RSV in newborns and older adults are being more widely accepted by the American public, according to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) health survey conducted ...