Category: Vaccine Headlines
Moderna joins CEPI’s 100 Days Mission to advance pandemic preparedness
Fierce Biotech Moderna is shifting attention to the next pandemic, whatever it may be, in a new partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to condense vaccine development timelines down to 100 days. The famed biotech is the latest to join CEPI’s 100 Days Mission, which aims to strengthen pandemic preparedness and speed […]
Nov 1, 2023
Covid Shots May Slightly Raise Stroke Risk in the Oldest Recipients
New York Times A federal study hinted at increased risk when the vaccine was given with the high-dose flu shot, but the research is far from conclusive. The Covid vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna may be linked to a slight increase in the risk of stroke when administered along with a high-dose flu vaccine, […]
Oct 24, 2023
The Case for a Yearly COVID Booster Shot
MedPageToday New analysis of Moderna’s COVE trial looked at best time for boosters A yearly booster with an mRNA-based COVID vaccine may provide the best protection against catching the pandemic disease, a new analysis of the phase III COVE trial suggested. “Interestingly, we found that the longer duration between boosting actually provides better protection against […]
Oct 17, 2023
Intranasal COVID Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Response
MedPageToday Stopping respiratory illnesses before they start through new delivery systems and by such mundane work as analyzing a city’s wastewater were among the early highlights at this year’s IDWeek meeting. Intranasal Vaccine Shows Promise At a press briefing, researchers suggested that those who dislike the idea of having to get poked by needles to prevent […]
Oct 17, 2023
About 4 million Americans got updated COVID vaccines in September
Reuters Around 4 million Americans received the updated COVID-19 shots in September, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), even as some people have found it difficult to book vaccination appointments or find the vaccines at no cost. “The Biden-Harris Administration, through HHS, has been working directly with manufacturers and distributors […]
Oct 10, 2023
The Flu Vaccine Works—In a Way Most People Don’t Appreciate
Scientific American The CDC is emphasizing how the flu vaccine can turn the virus from “Wild to Mild”. It’s like clockwork: first comes a brisk fall breeze, then comes the public health push to get a flu shot. But the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s messaging this year might look a little different from […]
Oct 10, 2023
The US Deserves a Better Vaccine Rollout Than This
Bloomberg The rollout of this fall’s Covid vaccine has been frustrating. When CDC authorized the Covid shots for everyone 6 months and older on Sept. 12, the expectation was they’d be available within days. That hasn’t proven to be the case. Instead, appointments seem readily available, only to be cancelled at the last minute; surprise bills for vaccines […]
Oct 3, 2023
WHO approves second, affordable vaccine in fight against deadly malaria
Washington Post The World Health Organization has approved a new anti-malaria vaccine, which will offer countries a cheap and more accessible option to combat one of the leading causes of child deaths in Africa. Developed by Oxford University, the R21/Matrix-M vaccine is the second such vaccine to be recommended by the WHO, it said in […]
Oct 3, 2023
Are Seniors Prepared for Co-circulating Respiratory Viruses
Precision Vaccinations For the first time, seniors can prepare to defend themselves against co-circulating influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and the betacoronavirus that causes COVID-19. Vaccines can provide life-saving protection against all three viral respiratory diseases, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With the fall season’s increasing number of cases, now is an […]
Sep 19, 2023
Pfizer forecasts 24% COVID vaccination rate in US this year
Retuers Pfizer expects 24% of the U.S. population, or about 82 million people, to receive COVID-19 shots this year, CFO David Denton said at a conference on Monday, reiterating the vaccine maker’s estimates from earlier this year. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized updated COVID vaccines from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech as well as […]
Sep 19, 2023