Moderna seeks EU authorization for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose

Moderna Inc said on Friday it had asked the EU drugs regulator for conditional approval of a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine at a 50 microgram dose. The company also said it had completed ... Read More

Vaccines News

Mar. 12, 2024 — Researchers have highlighted the importance of continued surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccine performance ... Latest Booster Reduces Adults' Risk of Moderate ... Read More

With whooping cough cases on the rise, do you need a booster vaccine?

"Reports indicate that whooping cough outbreaks are surging across Europe, Asia and parts of the ... those members of the public who require a vaccine for pertussis to take this up." ... Read More

Small bump in Covid vaccine uptake, but still well below 2021 peak

Most of them - 11,000 - were people getting a their third or subsequent booster ... uptake could be because people were not keeping up as much with the latest Covid developments, or vaccine ... Read More

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Surge: Europe Sounds the Alarm

As outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases persist across EU/EEA countries ... "Achieving and maintaining high vaccination uptake, disease surveillance, and prompt response actions to control ... Read More

Vaccine-preventable disease is on the rise in Europe

countries in the EU/EEA and globally still face outbreaks of several vaccine-preventable diseases.” She said vaccination uptake and prompt responses to outbreaks were crucial measures to prevent ... Read More

Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window A few simple interventions boosted flu vaccine uptake for patients waiting at the emergency department [ED], according ... Read More

EU health agency warns of increase in jab-preventable disease

Although there has a been a dramatic decrease in mortality and arising from vaccine preventable diseases ... began to rise in 2023 across the European Union. Between March 2023 and the end ... Read More

Changing Entrenched Health Beliefs Is Not Impossible

It could be one reason that the CDC reports that only 23% of Americans received the most recent COVID booster shot ... the brand of COVID vaccine could also increase uptake, according to ... Read More

Mpox is on the rise: Who's eligible for a vaccine, and do you need a booster?

There are currently no recommendations for a booster. Locations offering the ... Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai told ABC News. The vaccine is typically given in two doses, 28 days apart. Read More

Disparities Seen in HPV Vaccine Uptake Among U.S. Adults

FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There are sociodemographic disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among 27- to 45-year-olds, according to a study published online ... Read More

Mpox is on the rise: Who's eligible for a vaccine, and do you need a booster?

The Jynneos vaccine comes in two doses and is recommended for those who have been exposed to someone with mpox as well as those who had a sex partner in the past 2 weeks who was infected. There are ... Read More