Here’s who can 3rd vaccine dose now—and who may be next
With delta raging, officials may make decisions on boosters in the coming weeks. Enlarge / COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Madrid on Feb. 26, 2021. (credit: Getty | NurPhoto) Pfizer and BioNTech submitted new COVID-19 vaccine-boos.....»»
COVID Has Set Back Childhood Immunizations Worldwide
No child should have to die of a preventable disease. Getting pediatric vaccine numbers back to what they used to be will take money, time and cooperation.....»»
Inside Russia’s cartoonish propaganda website made for kids
Aptly named kids.kremlin.ru, the presidential website uses illustrations, gamification, and a heavy dose of fearmongering to indoctrinate young Russians. It has been almost six months since the world watched in horror as Russia invaded Ukraine, unde.....»»
Pfizer completes FDA request for fall BA.4/5 boosters; feds expect doses in Sept.
The request is partly based on preclinical data. A clinical trial has yet to start. Enlarge / Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a health campaign in Sylhet, Bangladesh on July 19, 2022. (credit: Getty | Future Publishing).....»»
With data in mice, Pfizer asks FDA to authorize its fall BA.4/5 booster shot
The request is partly based on preclinical data. A clinical trial has yet to start. Enlarge / Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a health campaign in Sylhet, Bangladesh on July 19, 2022. (credit: Getty | Future Publishing).....»»
Meta suspends anti-vaccine group led by RFK, Jr.
Meta has permanently removed Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Meta confirmed to CNN on Friday......»»
Loathsome anti-vax group run by RFK Jr gets Meta permaban—finally
CHD says the ban came "without warning." Meta says it followed many violations. Enlarge (credit: Sean Gallup / Staff | Getty Images News) Yesterday, the anti-vaccine group the Children’s Health Defense celebrated the spread.....»»
2023 Kia Telluride gets off-road chops as crossover builds market momentum
Kia is giving the 2023 Telluride large crossover more off-road muscle along with a big dose of Madison Avenue marketing......»»
Anti-vaccine activists giddily celebrate as poliovirus spreads in NY
Anti-vaccine org calls dip in childhood vaccination a pandemic "silver lining." Enlarge / Robert F. Kennedy Jr., heads up to a meeting at Trump Tower on January 10, 2017 in New York City. (credit: Spencer Platt | Getty Images).....»»
Is your doctor providing the right treatment? This healthcare AI tool can help
Medical startup H1 released a new update to its HCP Universe platform today to inject a dose of healthcare AI into medical intelligence. Medical startup H1 released a new update to its HCP Universe platform today to inject a dose of healthcare AI.....»»
The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leaving Everyone Short
A Danish company that’s the sole producer of the only approved vaccine has sold nearly all its supplies to the US, and it won’t be making new doses until 2023......»»
A Staph Vaccine Trial Failure Shows Challenges of Stopping Common Bugs
Learning from past failures in the development of staph vaccines may inform how other vaccines for common bugs should be developed.....»»
Monkeypox: 25K cases, a batch of new deaths, and 3 state emergencies
WHO says it's seeing a broad range of illnesses as more people are infected. Enlarge / NYC Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic sign is displayed on August 2 in The Bronx borough of New York. Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency because.....»»
NY county with polio has pitiful 60% vaccination rate; 1,000s may be infected
Hundreds need to be infected for one paralytic case to arise. And the virus keeps moving. Enlarge / Transmission electron micrograph of poliovirus type 1. (credit: Getty | BSIP) The vaccine-derived poliovirus that left an unva.....»»
Meta to double the dose of force-fed filler on Instagram, Facebook in 2023 [Updated]
Next year, TikTok-like content will dominate about a third of Meta user feeds. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) (Update at 5:17pm ET: A Meta spokesperson sent this statement in response to Instagram us.....»»
New York Polio Case Revives Questions about Live Oral Vaccine
An unvaccinated person became infected with the virus, which can be traced to a live, weakened virus commonly used in the oral polio vaccine abroad.....»»
Nanoparticle Vaccine for Many SARS-Like Coronaviruses
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology, better known as Caltech, have developed a nanoparticle vaccine that appears to confer broad protection against SARS-like betacoronaviruses. This includes SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the current p.....»»
Microparticle Vaccine Provides Boosters Automatically
Researchers at MIT have created a microparticle vaccine that can provide booster doses automatically. The hollow microparticles resemble a coffee cup with a lid, and are made using poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), otherwise known as PLGA. The polymer b.....»»
New York Polio Case Revives Questions About Live Oral Vaccine
An unvaccinated person became infected with the virus, which can be traced to a live, weakened virus commonly used in the oral polio vaccine abroad.....»»
New class of nanoparticle-based vaccines could help immunize against cancer
A vaccination as tumor therapy—with a vaccine individually created from a patient's tissue sample that "attaches" the body's own immune system to cancer cells. The basis for this long-term vision has now been achieved by a team of researchers from.....»»
Anti-vax dating site exposed data of thousands of users
Website misconfiguration leads to the exposure of sensitive data on 3,500 vaccine deniers......»»