Shingles vaccine drastically cuts risk of serious cardiac events
People with heart disease who received a shingles vaccine had nearly half the rate of serious cardiac events a year later compared with those who did not get […]
People with heart disease who received a shingles vaccine had nearly half the rate of serious cardiac events a year later compared with those who did not get […]
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is an open, national surveillance system used by medical professionals as well as the public at large to self-report potential adverse […]
Covid-19 vaccination prior to infection significantly reduces the risk of developing post-covid-condition (PCC), commonly known as long covid, researchers reported on Nov. 22, 2023 in The BMJ/British Medical […]
HPV, or human papillomavirus, is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It is also the leading cause of cervical cancer. Over 1,400 Canadian women are affected yearly, with […]
EU medicines regulators have approved a vaccine to protect against disease caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Abrysvo is the first RSV vaccine indicated for passive immunisation […]
Vaccines against COVID-19, administered in the EU in the autumn of 2023, will be updated to target XBB forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These strains are a subgroup […]
In a joint initiative that includes Hollings Cancer Center and the Department of Pediatrics, MUSC researchers launched a community mobile health van in 2021 to help to increase […]
Nobody likes needles, but they’re necessary for delivering many vaccines and biologics into the body. But what if those could be puffed through the skin instead, with just […]
Global willingness to accept a COVID-19 vaccine increased from 75.2% in 2021 to 79.1% in 2022, according to a new survey of 23 countries that represent more than 60% of […]
Parents may not always turn to health professionals for vaccine advice – and a small subset could even be avoiding the conversation – a new national poll suggests. […]
The European Medicines Agency has approved new Covid-19 vaccines that protect against the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and omicron variants. These adapted vaccines are the first updated versions of […]
Researchers report that vaccination against Covid-19 during pregnancy is not related to an increase in risk of preterm birth, small size for gestational age at birth or stillbirth. […]