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Released: 8-Oct-2021 12:35 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Stands by Science, Vaccines in New National Campaign
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai took a firm stance on vaccination this week, releasing a multimedia campaign in support of COVID-19 vaccines and the scientists who developed them.

Newswise: Researchers demonstrate vaccination approach in mice that could prevent future coronavirus outbreaks
6-Oct-2021 9:40 AM EDT
Researchers demonstrate vaccination approach in mice that could prevent future coronavirus outbreaks
The Rockefeller University Press

Researchers in Japan have developed a vaccination strategy in mice that promotes the production of antibodies that can neutralize not only SARS-CoV-2 but a broad range of other coronaviruses as well. If successfully translated to humans, the approach, to be published October 8 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could lead to the development of a next-generation vaccine capable of preventing future coronavirus pandemics.

5-Oct-2021 5:05 PM EDT
Researchers Find Dramatic Drop in Vaccinations Across the Lifespan During Early Pandemic
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Stringent lockdown measures imposed in the spring of 2020 led to a dramatic drop in vaccinations among both children and adults, according to a new study led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Released: 7-Oct-2021 2:05 PM EDT
More than Half of Chicago Parents Support COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A majority of Chicago parents feel that schools and employers should be able to require students and employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19, respectively, according to results of the latest survey by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Released: 7-Oct-2021 8:30 AM EDT
mRNA COVID vaccines highly effective at preventing symptomatic infection in health workers
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Health care personnel who received a two-dose regimen of Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine had an 89% lower risk for symptomatic illness than those who were unvaccinated. For those who received the two-dose regimen of the Moderna vaccine, the risk was reduced by 96%.

Released: 6-Oct-2021 3:30 PM EDT
The claim that questions the efficacy of the COVID vaccine by comparing it with the influenza vaccine is off the mark
Newswise

A meme widely shared on Facebook shows a picture of Bill Gates holding a needle with his face painted like the supervillain “The Joker” and says, “Do you honestly believe that in 70 years of research and development we have a 40% effective flu shot but in 10 months a 95% effective Rona shot?” Comparing the efficacy of the vaccines suggest they both inoculate patients from the same virus. The viruses are different, and comparing the efficacy of the vaccines is misleading.

Released: 5-Oct-2021 5:30 PM EDT
The Lancet: Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are highly effective against COVID-19 hospitalizations for at least six months
Lancet

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) are 90% effective against COVID-19 hospitalizations for all variants, including delta, for at least six months, confirms a new study from Kaiser Permanente and Pfizer published in The Lancet

Released: 5-Oct-2021 2:40 PM EDT
AstraZeneca Seeks Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Antibodies Isolated at VUMC
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The long-acting antibody combination was originally developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to protect against COVID-19.

Released: 4-Oct-2021 5:25 PM EDT
Second vaccine dose needed for individuals infected with COVID-19 shortly after the first dose
Bar-Ilan University

A second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to individuals infected with the virus shortly after receiving the first dose, according to findings recently published by the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University and Ziv Medical Center.

Newswise: Vaccine uptake among Texas nurses; why 12% of nurses have no intention to vaccinate
Released: 4-Oct-2021 4:00 PM EDT
Vaccine uptake among Texas nurses; why 12% of nurses have no intention to vaccinate
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

New research focused on Texas nurses has found predictors of a lack of intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 includes previous COVID-19 infection, unfavorable vaccine attitudes, and concerns about vaccine safety. Researchers from Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) published the results in the October 2021 issue of the Texas Journal of Public Health.

Newswise: Finding Better Ways to Deliver Medicine in the Body
Released: 4-Oct-2021 12:10 PM EDT
Finding Better Ways to Deliver Medicine in the Body
University of Delaware

Chemical engineer Catherine Fromen has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to study how medicines overcome mucosal barriers in the body, such as in the lungs or the gut. “Think about vaccines … if we can better understand how to deliver medicines to treat cells directly at the site, it will be even better than getting a shot in the arm,” Fromen said.

Newswise: UNLV's COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program Expands to Test for Flu Strains
Released: 4-Oct-2021 8:20 AM EDT
UNLV's COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program Expands to Test for Flu Strains
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

UNLV scientists are partnering with 20 other states to keep watch for flu strains that are cropping up in wastewater in communities across the country to better target future influenza vaccines and make them more effective.

   
Released: 1-Oct-2021 11:15 AM EDT
Cancer patients on chemotherapy likely not fully protected by COVID-19 vaccine, study finds
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an especially stressful time for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, which attacks not only the cancer, but also the immune cells needed to defend the body from infections.

Released: 1-Oct-2021 8:30 AM EDT
UCI-led study investigates the sources that Latina, Vietnamese women turn to for health information
University of California, Irvine

A University of California, Irvine-led study, based on interviews of 50 Latina and Vietnamese women, revealed that this population turns to many sources for information about the HPV vaccine – from online and social media to school health classes, mothers, and doctors.

   
Released: 30-Sep-2021 4:45 PM EDT
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase Among Unvaccinated Pregnant Women
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Unvaccinated pregnant women are increasingly being hospitalized with COVID-19 during a nationwide surge of the Delta variant, according to research from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Released: 30-Sep-2021 3:20 PM EDT
Young Transplant Recipients Have Better Covid-19 Vaccine Response Than Adult Counterparts
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a study published today in the American Journal of Transplantation, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say that children between the ages of 12 and 18 who have received solid organ transplants appear to mount a more robust immune response than their adult counterparts after a standard two-dose vaccination regimen against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Released: 30-Sep-2021 2:15 PM EDT
Doctor who claims that there's a significant uptick in cancers in vaccinated people offers no supported evidence
Newswise

An article published by LifeSiteNews claiming that an Idaho doctor observed a 20-fold increase in cancer occurring in people who had received the COVID-19 vaccine supports no evidence.



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