Category: Vaccine Headlines
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
Can COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots Be Given at the Same Time?
MedPageToday Many adults ages 60 and up will be eligible for three vaccines this fall — a COVID booster, the flu shot, and the new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine — so the big question is, can they get them all at once? Since there are no data on giving this trio of vaccines at the same time, […]
Sep 12, 2023
How to Help Patients Navigate a Newly Complex Vaccine Season
MedPageToday In years past, once the calendar moved into September, there were straightforward recommendations across healthcare settings being provided to all adult patients about the benefits of receiving the annual influenza vaccine. Healthcare providers and patients are no longer in such a simple landscape for fall 2023. Along with the already-available influenza vaccines, two recently […]
Sep 12, 2023
Your fall guide to COVID, RSV and flu vaccines
PBS NewsHour As temperatures cool, the risks of respiratory illness rise. This year, there are more vaccine options to consider that are designed to prevent serious illness from flu, COVID and RSV. “All three are, in general, strongly recommended for the populations they’re intended for,” said Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious disease physician at Intermountain […]
Sep 5, 2023
Majority of US dog owners now skeptical of vaccines, including for rabies: study
The Hill A new study found that dog owners in the U.S. are growing more skeptical of vaccinating their four-legged friends — including to help prevent rabies. The study, published Saturday in the medical journal Vaccine, found that 53 percent of dog owners had some concern about the safety, efficacy or necessity of canine vaccines. Additionally, […]
Aug 29, 2023
Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall?
MedPageToday While the FDA and CDC have yet to weigh in on fall COVID boosters, experts in infectious disease and public health are already discussing who should get them, and who may not need to. High-risk groups get a resounding “yes” — but when it comes to younger, healthy adults, the answer is less clear. There’s […]
Aug 29, 2023
FDA Approves Vaccine for Pregnant Individuals to Prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants
MedPageToday The FDA approved Pfizer’s bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein vaccine (Abrysvo) for use in pregnant individuals to protect newborns from serious RSV-related outcomes. Even though the vaccine was administered in trials starting at 24 weeks’ gestation, the agency approved giving the shot at 32 to 36 weeks’ gestation over a possible risk for […]
Aug 22, 2023
COVID boosters are still weeks away as cases surge in the U.S.
Axios As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations creep up during a summer wave of heightened virus activity, updated vaccines are still likely weeks away. Americans have largely tuned out COVID, but the latest COVID uptick is a reminder that the virus continues to circulate and mutate — though the threat is far below pandemic-era levels. Health officials face a challenge convincing a […]
Aug 22, 2023