Author: Claudinne Miller
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Group to Revisit Childhood Shots, Hepatitis B
Bloomberg The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s key vaccine panel will reconvene in December to again weigh changes to the long-standing childhood immunization schedule. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will meet on Dec. 4 and 5, according to a Federal Register notice posted on Wednesday. The panel will discuss vaccine safety, the childhood […]
Nov 12, 2025
US vaccine panel may vote on hepatitis B shots in December
Retuers The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to meet on December 4 and 5, and could vote on policy concerning shots for hepatitis B, a Federal Register notice from the agency showed on Wednesday. The members of the panel, selected by health secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F. […]
Nov 12, 2025
CDC’s Vaccine Panel May Change Recommendations on Hep B Shot Next Month
MedPageToday Other agenda items for December meeting include the childhood immunization schedule. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will meet Dec. 4 and 5, according to a Federal Register notice that indicates that recommendation votes may be scheduled for hepatitis B vaccines. Other items on the agenda include the childhood and adolescent immunization schedule and […]
Nov 12, 2025
With an absent CDC and mismatched ‘subclade K’ flu strain, experts face upcoming season with uncertainty
CIDRAP Earlier this month, a group of Canadian researchers published early influenza data for the 2025-26 season, issuing a warning: There has been an observed mismatch with the seasonal influenza vaccine strain and what is emerging as the dominant flu strain this season, H3N2 subclade K. Based on early reports from Japan and the United […]
Nov 12, 2025
Common-Cold Coronavirus Could be the Key to a Better COVID-19 Vaccine
Cornell Medicine Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system’s ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The finding suggests a new vaccination strategy that might provide broader and more durable protection against SARS-CoV-2 strains […]
Nov 12, 2025
COVID-19 Vaccination Reduces Risk for Multiple Infections in Children With Atopic Dermatitis
Infectious Disease Advisor For children with atopic dermatitis (AD), COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is associated with a reduced incidence of multiple infections and allergic complications, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from Nov. 6 to 10 in Orlando, Florida. Tristan Nguyen, from the […]
Nov 12, 2025
Scientists reveal another piece in the long COVID puzzle
Medical Express In patients with long COVID, a new study has revealed a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). This finding suggests the existence of underlying physiological interactions between microclots and NETS that, when dysregulated, may become pathogenic. The work is published in the Journal of Medical Virology. What are microclots? The term microclots, […]
Nov 12, 2025
How long does covid booster protection last? A new study offers answers.
Washington Post After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its coronavirus vaccine guidance from a near-universal recommendation to a more limited approach, many readers asked what has changed in the science to warrant the change. Some wondered how effective boosters really are and whether they should continue receiving them once a year. A new study […]
Nov 12, 2025
Portugal registers 29 mpox cases since August
AA.com Portuguese health authorities warn of ‘possible intensification of transmission’ Portuguese health authorities on Tuesday said that there have been 29 confirmed mpox cases in the past three months, with 10 reported in August, three in September and 16 in October. “In recent weeks, an increase in the number of cases has been observed, suggesting […]
Nov 12, 2025