Moderna has just found approval for its new vaccine in the UK, so is the US far behind? Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A COVID-19 booster that is targeted to the omicron variant will be available soon -- and it has already been approved in Britain.
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A COVID-19 booster that's targeted to the Omicron variant will be available soon — and it's already been approved in Britain.
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The most popular COVID-19 vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy, a large, new Canadian study has concluded.
The US doesn't have enough doses of the monkeypox vaccine, at this moment only those “at risk” are advised to get the shot. Are you one of the…
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- State and local health officials have detected the poliovirus in New York City's wastewater, a finding that indicates the virus has spread widely since first being discovered in the wastewater of a neighboring county last month.
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have a good safety profile in pregnancy, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccine initiation is lower among adults with vision or hearing disabilities compared with adults without disabilities, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most older U.S. adults are prepared to roll up their sleeves to get an updated COVID-19 booster shot once one becomes available, a new poll shows.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay) -- As at-risk Americans stand in long lines across the country, trying to get the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials on Tuesday announced they will modify dosing instructions for the shot to help stretch the supply.
Vaccine maker Pfizer says it has begun Phase 3 clinical trial of its vaccine candidate against Lyme disease with French vaccine company Valneva SE.
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The presence of hypertension is associated with an increased risk for hospitalization for omicron infection among individuals who received at least three mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to a research letter published online July 20 in Hypertension.
Researchers are seeking thousands of volunteers in the U.S. and Europe to test the first potential vaccine against Lyme disease in 20 years --…
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Less than half of parents of children ages 6 months to 4 years are eager to quickly vaccinate their children against COVID-19, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in JAMA Network Open.
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most sexually active people will contract the human papillomavirus (HPV) during their lifetimes, and about 90% will clear it from their bodies. But some women are susceptible to the cervical lesions that infection brings, raising their risk for cervical cancer.
Its a long wait for a monkeypox vaccine in San Francisco."I arrived here at 7:30 in the morning, so it's been three and a half hours right now…
Polio was found in New York suburb wastewater a month before health officials confirmed a case in July. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
"Hoosiers who believe they may have been exposed or who develop symptoms consistent with monkeypox are urged to contact a health care provider," said Dr. Kristina Box, state health commissioner.
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Full vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with a lower risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischemic stroke 31 to 120 days after COVID-19, according to a research letter published online July 22 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Americans could be getting updated COVID-19 booster shots that can battle the newest omicron variants as soon as mid-September.
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Americans could be getting updated COVID booster shots that can battle the newest Omicron variants as soon as mid-September.
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Amid public concerns about a slow government response to monkeypox, U.S. health regulators on Wednesday signed off on the distribution of another 800,000 doses of vaccine to stem the outbreak.
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Amid public concerns about a slow government response to monkeypox, U.S. health regulators on Wednesday signed off on the distribution of another 800,000 doses of vaccine to stem the outbreak.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday emerged from five days of isolation after contracting the coronavirus, telling Americans that “COVID isn't go…
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Third and fourth BNT162b2 vaccine doses in adults aged 60 years or older are associated with a significant increase in antispike (anti-S) immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody titers, according to a research letter published online July 21 in JAMA Network Open.