Undocumented Latinx patients got COVID-19 vaccine at same rate as US citizens, study finds

For undocumented Latinx patients who sought care in the emergency room during the pandemic, the reported rate of having received the COVID-19 vaccine was found to be the same as U.S. citizens, a new ... Read More

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and fewer common side effects most important factors in whether adults choose vaccination

Concerns about the common side effects of COVID-19 vaccines and their effectiveness are key to determining whether adults in Germany and the UK choose to get vaccinated against the virus, according to ... Read More

Analyzing the Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Adults: Three-Wave Online Survey

The following is a summary of "Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake: an online three-wave survey study of US adults," published in the March 2024 issue of Infectious Diseases by Thorpe et al. Read More

Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosts immunity but needs to be updated

A major bivalent COVID-19 vaccine induces production of neutralizing antibodies against the coronavirus that circulated at the start of the pandemic as well as subvariants of omicron, albeit less ... Read More

Study confirms effectiveness of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

A major bivalent COVID-19 vaccine ... a COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil, the vaccination model should be similar to that adopted for influenza, with frequent adjustments to the formulation to prioritize ... Read More

GlaxoSmithKline Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Covid-19 Vaccine Technology

(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline sued Pfizer and BioNTech in Delaware federal court on Thursday, accusing them of infringing GSK patents related to messenger RNA (mRNA) technology in the companies' ... Read More

Vaccines News

Optimizing Boosters: How COVID mRNA Vaccines ... by COVID-19 vaccines are long-lasting. The study results challenge the idea that mRNA-based vaccine immunity wanes ... Feb. 26, 2024 — A research ... Read More

After four years with Covid-19, the US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus season

But the US still lagged on one key factor that was fully within human control: vaccination rates. Only about 23% of US adults and 14% of children have gotten the latest Covid-19 vaccine, ... Read More

Less than half of nursing home residents are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines, study finds: Your guide to the latest virus news

Here’s your go-to guide with everything you need to know about COVID-19, including testing expanding to more airports, updated isolation guidelines and plans for a fall vaccine. Read More

COVID and SARS News

The research ... Single Vaccine Protects Against Three Deadly Strains of Coronavirus Oct. 18, 2023 — A vaccine designed to protect against three different deadly coronaviruses shows success ... Read More

US FDA set to authorise Covid-19 vaccine boosters

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorise a third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc for people with weakened immune systems, NBC News reported on ... Read More

Coronavirus: Latest news and updates on the Covid-19 pandemic

President Joe Biden took the gloves off Wednesday by saying former President Donald Trump deserved to be punched and injected bleach into his hair - while engaging in his own battle with the ... Read More