Tag: Vaccines
Pfizer Vaccine Disappoints in Children Ages 2 to 5 Years
Pfizer-BioNTech will try a third dose to see if it produces a more robust response
Immune Response May Vary With Choice of COVID-19 Booster
All seven vaccines tested boosted immunity following two doses of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19; six of seven did so following two doses of BNT162b2
COVID-19 Vaccination More Likely With Provider Recommendation
Report of provider recommendation linked to concern about COVID-19, belief that COVID-19 vaccines are important for protection
CDC Panel Advises That Other Vaccines Are Preferred Over J&J Shot
ACIP voted unanimously on Thursday afternoon on 'updated recommendations for use' of the single-dose vaccine
U.S. Army COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Nears 98 Percent
Pentagon said earlier this year that COVID-19 vaccination was mandatory for all service members
Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Wanes Among Dialysis Patients
Prebreakthrough index RBD values of <10 and 10 to <23 associated with increased odds of breakthrough infection versus value of ≥23
Two Doses of mRNA-1273 Effective Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Vaccine effectiveness against infection with delta variant declines with increasing time since vaccination
COVID-19 Breakthrough Infections More Common in Immunocompromised Patients
Immunocompromised patients accounted for 38.2 percent of breakthrough infections
CDC: Only Half of U.S. Nursing Home Residents Have Received Boosters
By the end of October, only about a quarter of fully vaccinated nursing home residents had received a booster
Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine but Causes Less Severe Disease
Risk for hospital admission among adults with COVID-19 29 percent lower than in the first pandemic wave that began in March 2020