Vaccines
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Closer to a Vaccine For a ‘Pandemic in Progress’?
The National Institute of Health is making progress on Zika virus treatment with multiple vaccines producing positive results during...
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Clinical Trial Begins for Long-Acting Anti-HIV Injectable
New NIH-sponsored clinical trial compares the efficacy and safety of an injectable with the orally distributed HIV contraception.
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Increase in Kids Who Are Getting the HPV Vaccine
According to the CDC, the rate of teenagers who receive at least 1 dose of the HPV vaccine has significantly increased, creating major...
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Vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Enters Phase 1 Testing
The vaccine DS-CAv1 aims to fill a void in the prevention and treatment of respiratory syncytial virus.
Case Reports
Generalized Vaccinia After Smallpox Vaccination With Concomitant Primary Epstein Barr Virus Infection
A patient presents with a spreading rash 9 days following inoculation with the smallpox vaccine.
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Phase III trial: VZV protects auto-HCT patients
ORLANDO – An inactivated VZV vaccine for adults undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has proven safe and effective.
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Flu Vaccine Provides Substantial Benefits for Patients With Diabetes
Results of a 7-year study reveal reductions in readmissions and mortality rates for chronic illness during and after influenza season.
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Which Health Care Providers Are Most Likely to Get Vaccinated?
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Missed Adult Vaccines Cost U.S. Nearly $9 Billion in 2015
Low rates of vaccine usage lead to significant costs to individuals and society, according to the researchers.