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Vaccine hesitancy in South Africa: COVID experience highlights conspiracies, mistrust and the role of the media
In recent weeks, China has reported a spike in new cases of COVID and related deaths. Some countries have imposed... Read more -
Uptake low for COVID-19 vaccine boosters in immunocompromised adults
For immunocompromised adults, adherence to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mRNA monovalent COVID-19 booster dose recommendations is low,... Read more -
Vaccine misinformation spawns 'pure blood' movement
Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global search for unvaccinated donors—COVID-19... Read more -
How much of a boost do 'booster' COVID-19 jabs give?
Scientists have found the "booster" COVID-19 vaccine program led to a large boost in the antibodies that help protect against... Read more -
Will the COVID-19 vaccine become an annual dose like the flu shot? How will it work?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a major change in the way COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are given... Read more -
Coordination of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials produces a 'treasure trove' of data and a model for the future
The COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN), headquartered at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, was instrumental in the rapid development of... Read more -
US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans
U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.... Read more -
Children's early flu toll shows dangers of vaccine hesitancy
Children have been hit especially hard by the early-onset flu season, according to a study from Tennessee that raises concerns... Read more -
Discovery of 'Goldilocks' effect of nanoparticles offers significant hope for improved vaccines
Scientists have discovered there is a "Goldilocks" effect in identifying the size of a "vaccine adjuvant" that can trigger strong... Read more -
Study shows 'false balance' in media coverage of COVID vaccine requirement for organ transplant
When they launched their study, Timothy Caulfield and Marco Zenone could hardly have anticipated how the issue would capture headlines... Read more -
Research indicates wider benefit to AstraZeneca vaccine
A review of the COVID-19 vaccine trials indicate that adenovirus vectored vaccines may have non-specific protective effects resulting in significantly... Read more -
Vaccination provides protection against increased risk of pregnancy complications due to COVID-19 omicron variant
The global network led by the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) at the University of Oxford has published... Read more -
Defibrillators in telephone booths long preceded COVID
CLAIM: British telephone booths are being retrofitted with defibrillators because the COVID-19 vaccines are causing more cardiac arrests.... Read more -
Experimental HIV vaccine regimen safe but ineffective, NIH study finds
An investigational HIV vaccine regimen tested among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people was safe but... Read more -
Sharing vaccine intellectual property with global community could save millions of lives
If pharmaceutical companies shared their intellectual property rights to vaccines with the global community, millions of lives could be saved... Read more
