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How to Time COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots This Fall

Fri, 2024-08-23 10:03 — mike kraft

New COVID Shots Are Here. How to Time Your COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots This Fall COVID, flu, and RSV vaccines are here. Learn if you're eligible and how to time them for the best protection. Fran Kritz Verywell Health

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Here’s what to know about each vaccine type:

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More information and background on new COVID vaccine approved today

Thu, 2024-08-22 17:48 — mike kraft

New coronavirus vaccines are now approved. Here’s what to know. The mRNA coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna tailored for the KP.2 variant could be available within a week. Washington Post

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U.S. FDA approves updated COVID shots and they should be available soon

Thu, 2024-08-22 16:24 — mike kraft

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days Updated COVID-19 vaccines are on their way. The Food and Drug Administration approved new shots from Pfizer and Moderna on Thursday, and the companies are set to begin shipping millions of doses. AP News

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DIscussion: Whether to get a COVID booster now or wait for updated version

Wed, 2024-08-21 09:46 — mike kraft

Should you get a COVID shot now or wait for the updated booster? The current state of things leaves people in a tough position: get boosted now amid summer travel plans and widespread infections, or hold out just a bit longer for an updated version of the vaccin… amartichoux The Hill

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COVID vaccine efficacy against severe illness just under 50% in 2003 --European studies

Wed, 2024-08-21 09:33 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine efficacy against severe illness just under 50%, per early estimates from 2023 Two European observational studies estimate the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the COVID-19 XBB.1.5 vaccine approved in fall 2023 against hospitalization, the first one finding 49% overall VE in adults, and one showing good protection—but uneven uptake—among pregnant women. CIDRAP

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U.S. FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week--sources

Mon, 2024-08-19 09:37 — mike kraft

FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week, sources say | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as this week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the country experiences its largest summer wave in two years. Meg Tirrell CNN

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COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe --WHO study

Wed, 2024-08-14 10:55 — mike kraft

Study: COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe New estimates published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine show that at least 1.6 million European lives have been directly saved by COVID-19 vaccinations, with 60% of those lives saved when Omicron became the dominant strain of the virus—and those numbers may be an undercount. CIDRAP

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As of March 2023, 2.2 million COVID-19–related deaths have been reported across Europe.

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Information about the updated COVID vaccines available this autumn

Mon, 2024-07-29 10:20 — mike kraft

What to know about the updated COVID vaccines coming this fall Updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be rolled out in August or September. Here's everything you need to know about the shots. ABC News ABC News

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The updated 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccines will target the JN.1 lineage of the virus, an offshoot of the omicron variant.

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U.S.nursing homes falling further behind on vaccinating patients for COVID

Wed, 2024-07-03 17:10 — mike kraft

Nursing homes falling further behind on vaccinating patients for COVID COVID-19 continues to menace nursing homes across the US, but a new report reveals just four out of 10 nursing home residents have gotten their updated COVID shot since last fall. NPR

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Regular vaccine boosts may help immunocompromised fight COVID-19 --study

Wed, 2024-07-03 12:30 — mike kraft

Study suggests regular vaccine boosts may help immunocompromised fight COVID-19 People who have received solid organ transplants and take immunosuppressant medications to prevent rejection are among those most susceptible to the damaging effects of COVID-19, including breakthrough ... Science X Medical Xpress

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How to Time COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots This Fall

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