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A recent study has found that solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at high risk for complications from COVID-19, with vaccine breakthrough infections being common. Researchers at the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada, investigated the effectiveness of three doses of mRNA vaccine and early monoclonal antibody therapy in reducing
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US health authorities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommended Pfizer's and Moderna's two-course vaccination program over Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) single vaccine due to similar health concerns. Despite this, the FDA determined that the benefits of the J&
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Research conducted at the Baylor University College of Medicine has found a possible link between the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine and COVID-19 infection and the development of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in adolescents. The study describes three cases of TTP in adolescents, two of whom developed the condition after receiving the
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Parents of children as young as six months old may soon be able to get their kids vaccinated against COVID-19, as Moderna has submitted an application to the FDA to authorize its vaccine for young children aged 6 months through five years. Clinical trials have shown the vaccine to be
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U.S. President Joe Biden honored the Tampa Bay Lightning's back-to-back Stanley Cup championships at the White House on Monday, praising the team's vaccine efforts and being welcomed into the Oval Office by the President himself. The event marked a rare sports break for Biden amid
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to the development and use of various vaccines, with mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 being two of the most prominent ones. A recent study aimed to determine the clinical and economic impact of differences in effectiveness between these two vaccines as booster shots in US adults
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A recent study published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics has revealed two cases of adolescents who developed acute tubulointerstitial nephritis after receiving the second dose of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. This is the first reported case of acute tubulointerstitial nephritis in pediatric patients linked to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. The study
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The Department of Health (DOH) has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of Janssen Covid-19 vaccine as a booster shot among fully vaccinated adults in the Philippines. This decision comes after the Philippine FDA approved the emergency use authorization for the vaccine. The Janssen
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A study published in Clinical Immunology Communications has described a rare case of an individual with pre-existing autoimmunity who developed severe autoimmune symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The patient, a 64-year-old Caucasian female, experienced progressively worsening fingertip necrosis and other symptoms associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and
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Research conducted at the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research in India has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant increase in hesitancy among mothers for routine immunization of their children. The study, published in Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, aimed to estimate the prevalence of hesitancy
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As the bat-flu outbreak is now two years past, the companies that helped re-open the locked-down economy have faced significant changes in fortune. While some of the world's largest vaccine makers failed to produce jabs that gained approval, six other drug-makers managed to succeed. Companies like Pfizer, AstraZeneca,
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Research has shown that weakened immune systems of blood cancer patients can improve after receiving a third COVID-19 vaccination. Patients with lymphoma have been found to have defects in their immunity system, limiting its response to vaccination. However, a recent study discovered improvements in antibody and T-Cell responses after a
