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Five years of COVID vaccines: how a breakthrough created a public-health crisis

Physician and science communicator Kristen Panthagani talks about why public trust in vaccines has fallen since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

5 Years Ago I Received America’s First Covid Vaccine

The COVID pandemic "taught me the importance of public health and hope," writes Sandra Lindsay. Read More

Health Experts Slam Possible FDA ‘Black Box’ Warning for COVID Vaccines

The FDA is reportedly considering the addition of high-level warning labels to COVID vaccines, a move that some experts say may cause unfounded concerns over safety ... Read More

FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines, sources say

The US Food and Drug Administration intends to put a “black box” warning on Covid-19 vaccines, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans. Read More

How the mRNA technology behind COVID-19 vaccines could ‘turbo-charge’ cancer treatments

The mRNA technology from COVID-19 vaccines may help amplify cancer treatments that use the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, a new study has found. Cancer patients who received an mRNA-based ... Read More

FDA officials said without evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have killed children. Here’s what you should know

U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said COVID-19 vaccines killed at least 10 children, providing no evidence for the statement. Citing these deaths, the agency said it plans to make existing ... Read More

Comparing COVID-19 vaccines

A recent study has provided the first side-by-side comparison of how three major COVID-19 vaccine types differ in triggering immune responses and sustaining protection, according to an analysis ... Read More

COVID vaccine linked to fewer infections and allergies in kids with eczema

New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine could help children with eczema stay healthier overall. Vaccinated kids had lower rates of infections and allergies, including asthma and rhinitis, compared ... Read More

Cancer treatments may get a boost from mRNA COVID vaccines

The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines might make some cancer treatments more effective. Lung cancer patients who received the vaccine within a few months of immunotherapy, which revs up the immune system, lived ... Read More

Study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis

Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage in some young men and adolescents—and they've shown a possible ... Read More

Study says COVID-19 vaccines prolonged life of some cancer patients

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin ... Read More

Covid-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

WASHINGTON — The most widely used covid-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients — revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin ... Read More