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Moderna begins phase 3 clinical trial of combo flu, COVID vaccine

Wed, 2023-10-25 09:49 — mike kraft

Moderna doses 1st participant in phase 3 clinical trial of combo flu, COVID vaccine Moderna announced the first participant has been dosed in the company's phase 3 clinical trial of its combination flu and COVID vaccine. ABC News ABC News

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In a press release, the biopharmaceutical company said the combination vaccine has "the potential to efficiently reduce the overall burden of acute viral respiratory disease" by giving simultaneous protection against flu and COVID in a single dose.

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Willingness of pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine correlates to previous vaccine acceptance--study

Fri, 2023-10-20 10:21 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnancy linked to previous vaccine acceptance Advanced maternal age, obesity, Asian race, and private insurance were all correlated to COVID-19 vaccine uptake. CIDRAP

Pregnant patients who accepted recommended tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) and flu vaccines in pregnancy were more likely to also get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new study in the Journal of Infection.

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New study meaures degree that vaccine refusal is linked to mistrust in health authorities

Fri, 2023-10-20 10:12 — mike kraft

Vaccine refusal linked to mistrust in health authorities Chinnapong/iStock CIDRAP

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In a new study in JAMA Network Open, authors review 28,000 interviews on vaccine uptake and hesitancy conducted in Hong Kong and Singapore from February 2020 through January 2022 to determine what was driving vaccine refusal.

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Opinion: A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine

Thu, 2023-10-19 11:41 — mike kraft

A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine Research on what makes people willing to donate organs shows how to motivate many of the unvaccinated this fall Benjamin Rosenberg,Jason Siegel,Katelyn Jetelina Scientific American

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Seven things to consider in whether to get a COVID booster

Mon, 2023-10-16 10:33 — mike kraft

Should you get a COVID booster? Here are 7 things to consider. When and whether to get a COVID booster should depend on your health status, risk tolerance, timing of last infection and other personal factors, experts say. Yahoo News

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Studies indicate 69 % efficiency against long COVID for three doses of vaccines

Mon, 2023-10-16 10:16 — mike kraft

Review estimates 69% 3-dose vaccine efficacy against long COVID Cal OES / Flickr cc CIDRAP

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Advice on Isolating if You Catch COVID-19

Thu, 2023-10-12 18:16 — mike kraft

Do I Still Need to Isolate If I Get COVID-19? What to know about the CDC's guidance. TIME

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Some US health clinics still not receiving Covid vaccines

Thu, 2023-10-12 17:58 — mike kraft

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More than 7 million Americans have received updated Covid-19 vaccines --US Government

Thu, 2023-10-12 17:37 — mike kraft

Despite rocky rollout, more than 7 million Americans have received updated Covid-19 vaccines, HHS says | CNN This year’s uptake of the updated Covid-19 vaccine appears to be somewhat slower than last year’s, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Advice on how to get COVID vaccine shots

Tue, 2023-10-10 17:34 — mike kraft

Struggling to get your COVID vaccine? Here's what to do. Here’s why it's been hard to get the latest COVID vaccine — and what you can do about it. Rebecca Corey AOL

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