Vaccinations

U.S. parents finding it difficult to get RSV and updated COVID shots for their children

Tue, 2023-10-10 21:23 — mike kraft

Frustration grows amid struggle to roll out new RSV, COVID shots for children Insurance barriers and distribution challenges are marring the rollout of highly anticipated new shots to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and young kids from COVID-19, drawing… iswanson The Hill

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Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa

Tue, 2023-10-10 15:34 — mike kraft

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A $40 million investment will help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA vaccines on the continent where people were last in line to receive jabs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday.

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Updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine shipped to distributors

Tue, 2023-10-10 14:32 — mike kraft

Updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine shipped to distributors, to be available this week Vaccine maker Novavax Inc on Monday said it has shipped millions of doses its updated COVID-19 shots to distributors after receiving the go-ahead from U.S. regulators. Michael Erman Reuters

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Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations; CDC concerned about lack of vaccinations

Mon, 2023-10-09 21:53 — mike kraft

Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations, CDC report says, but concern grows over lack of vaccination | CNN Older adults have accounted for nearly two-thirds of Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States this year, posing “a continued public health threat,” says a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Analysis: Why people who qualify should get the RSV vaccine

Thu, 2023-10-05 23:02 — mike kraft

Why it’s a big deal that there is an RSV vaccine for older adults | CNN Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, kills 10,000 to 13,000 older adults annually. Here’s why Dr. Leana Wen recommends people get the new RSV vaccines available for older people, pregnant people and infants. Katia Hetter CNN

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About 4 million Americans received updated COVID shots last month

Thu, 2023-10-05 14:12 — mike kraft

About 4 million Americans got updated COVID vaccines in September 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. Ahmed Aboulenein,Michael Erman Reuters

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Analysis: The new COVID shot is a game-changer, and why

Wed, 2023-10-04 21:34 — mike kraft

Why the new COVID shot is a game-changer (and why the term ‘booster’ is obsolete) The latest vaccine formula is available in local pharmacies now. Experts say it will be like the annual flu shot: one and done. Here’s why. Science

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Novavax : US FDA authorizes Novavax's updated COVID shot; CDC additional approval not neeed.

Wed, 2023-10-04 21:22 — mike kraft

US FDA authorizes Novavax's updated COVID shot, shares rise The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it authorized an updated version of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in individuals aged 12 years and older, and the company's shares closed 8% higher. Sriparna Roy,Michael Erman Reuters

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Growing anti-vax movement perplexes Biden administration, medical community

Wed, 2023-10-04 13:58 — mike kraft

Biden world at a loss over how to stop the growing anti-vax movement - POLITICO

A Biden administration that vowed to restore Americans’ faith in public health has grown increasingly paralyzed over how to combat the resurgence in vaccine skepticism. ...

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U.S. doctors find themselves navigating political landmines as conservative views criticize recommendations, science

Wed, 2023-10-04 13:46 — mike kraft

As conservative views collide with science, doctors find themselves navigating political landmines Physicians are increasingly at the center of a widening cleave between conservative America and science writ large. Sarah Owermohle STAT

...Scores of practicing physicians and the national groups that represent them are increasingly at the center of a widening cleave between conservative America and science writ large. The gap has doctors young and old questioning how to navigate political landmines and limits in their communities — or whether they should at all.

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