Vaccine News
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FDA authorizes updated COVID shots with restrictions on who can get themThe Food and Drug Administration Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines, but limited their use for most age groups and rescinded...
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Global childhood vaccination shows slight improvement but challenges remainA million more children completed the critical three-dose vaccination against diseases like diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough in 2024 compared...
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World Health Organisation to Send More Than One Million Polio Vaccine Doses to GazaThe World Health Organisation is preparing to launch a polio vaccination campaign in war-torn Gaza after the virus was detected...
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3 questions for Magic Johnson on why he's getting the RSV vaccineEarvin "Magic" Johnson is known for his impact both on and off the basketball court, as the former NBA superstar...
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Up to 10,000 Britons to participate in cancer vaccine trialClinical trials to develop personalised cancer vaccines by 2030 are set to get under way, with up to 10,000 Britons...
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New personalised mRNA cancer vaccine shows 'very exciting' resultsPharmaceutical firms Moderna and Merck have said that a new personalised mRNA cancer vaccine has shown promising results in trials,...
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Naturally born babies 'respond better to vaccinations'Babies have higher antibody levels after vital childhood vaccinations if they were "born naturally", compared to those delivered by Caesarean...
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Covid: Woman caught virus twice within record 20 daysTests show the woman was infected with two different variants - Delta in late December and then Omicron in January....
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Over-50s who catch Covid 'should be allowed to enrol in antiviral drug trials'Over-50s who test positive for Covid-19 should be enrolled in live trials for pioneering antiviral drugs to increase their chance...
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Omicron symptoms: Is a runny nose a cold or Covid?The new Omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the UK. So what are the symptoms people should act...
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No, AstraZeneca can’t claim that T-cells trump antibodies in the fight against Covid-19I was just a tad surprised when I heard Pascal Soriot, chief executive of AstraZeneca, suggesting on Tuesday that the...
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After slow starts, some Asian vaccination rates now soaringWhen Cambodia rolled out COVID-19 vaccines, lines stretched down entire streets and people left their shoes out to save their...
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Covid: WHO says it is very worried about Europe surgeThe World Health Organization is "very worried" about the spread of Covid-19 in Europe as the continent battles a fresh...
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Covid booster doses will be offered to over-40sAll over-40s in the UK will be offered a third dose of a Covid vaccine, after advice from the government...
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Covid: Austria introduces lockdown for unvaccinatedAbout two million people who have not been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have been placed in lockdown in Austria as...
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Common colds help fight Covid and offer clues to how medicines should developPrevious common cold infections could provide protection against Covid-19, a study has shown, offering clues to how medicines should be...
