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By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia Jul 6 2023 Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230706/Unlocking-the-immune-puzzle-study-evaluates-the-immune-impact-of-second-booster-COVID-19-vaccine.aspx In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal, researchers assessed acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant of concern (VOC) and Omicron VOC neutralization by serum samples obtained from vaccinees.

April 18, 2023 https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/04/18/fact-sheet-hhs-announces-hhs-bridge-access-program-covid-19-vaccines-treatments-maintain-access-covid-19-care-uninsured.html Today, HHS is announcing the ‘HHS Bridge Access Program For COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments Program’(“Program”) to maintain broad access to COVID-19 vaccines for millions of uninsured Americans. The program will create a unique $1.1 billion public-private partnership to help maintain uninsured individuals’ access to COVID-19 care at their local pharmacies, through existing public […]

Nature Read full vaccine at: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01953-7 EDITORIAL 14 June 2023 When smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980, there were hopes that poliovirus might soon be next. As a result of an eradication campaign that began in 1988, two of the virus’s three subtypes have since been eradicated and the third has been cornered. In the […]

Bloomberg Read full article at:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-06-14/former-anti-vaxxers-bringing-parents-back-to-vaccines-after-covid-19 By Ilena Peng June 14, 2023 at 6:00 AM EDT Vaccine hesitancy spread during the pandemic —  some parents moved in the opposite direction  

Reuters June 13, 20237:03 AM EDTUpdated 7 days ago Read full article at: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/childhood-vaccine-rates-show-signs-recovery-after-pandemic-backslide-gavi-2023-06-13/ LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) – Childhood immunisation rates began to recover last year in the world’s poorest countries after being badly hit by COVID-19 disruptions, according to the global vaccine alliance Gavi. Last year, 80% of children got their diptheria, tetanus […]

The Washington Post Read Full article at:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/16/another-covid-booster-is-coming-how-many-will-get-it/ Analysis by Rachel Roubein with research by McKenzie Beard June 16, 2023 at 7:38 a.m. EDT A new coronavirus booster shot is likely coming this fall. In a unanimous vote yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration’s expert advisers issued their recommendation: The next round of coronavirus shots should target the XBB variants, a branch […]

AP News By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE, June 15, 2023 Read full article at: https://apnews.com/article/covid19-vaccine-booster-shot-coronavirus-fall-72c0436ac9211f1a893fe8056106909d The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic — even though that was long ago supplanted by mutated versions as […]

The New York Times (5/5, Nolen) reported that on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced “that it was ending the emergency it declared for COVID-19 more than three years ago,” although “WHO officials warned that the decision to lift the emergency does not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not take […]

USA Today (May 5th) – A new study may partly explain what’s driving rare cases of heart inflammation, called myocarditis, in some young people who have gotten repeat doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The risk of developing vaccine-related myocarditis is extremely low, affecting fewer than 20 people per 1,000,000 vaccinations, according to the National Institutes […]