Ours is the first pan-Canadian IMID assessment of how vaccine history and other factors affect serologic COVID-19 vaccine responses. These findings may help individuals personalize vaccination decisions, including consideration of additional vaccination when > 6 months has elaps...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Vaccination is an important step in the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Being vaccinated for COVID-19 protects you from becoming infected and possibly infecting those around you. COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved by the Food and Drug Admin...
What should I know about COVID-19 vaccines if I’m pregnant? Vaccination is likely the best way to prevent COVID-19 in pregnancy, when risks for severe illness and death from the virus are higher than usual. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says COVID-1...
“Careful attention to both questions suggests that we should not yet roll out COVID-19 vaccination to otherwise healthy children.” They acknowledge that in older adults, the benefits ofCOVID-19 vaccinesclearly outweigh the rare side effects. And in children with certain chronic or acute serious...
Influenza strains are constantly changing due to genetic mutation, with the pace of genetic changemuch higherthan for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID). The strains that go into the vaccine arereviewedtwice each year by the World Health Organization (WHO), which selectsvaccine strainsto...
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate is being introduced for health and social care workers in England, and those refusing to comply will either be redeployed from their patient-facing role or have their employment terminated. We argue that COVID-19 vaccination should not be mandatory for these workers ...
“COVID-19 vaccination also reduces the chance of suffering the effects ofLong COVID, which can develop during or following acute infection and last for an extended duration,” the agency said. Cohen also endorsed an advisory committee recommendation to lower the age for a pneumococcal vaccine fr...
Just a question I thought of... How is getting a vaccination any different than paying taxes. People who want the benefits and protections of a society and taxes are the way that is accomplished. This necessary evil is right up there with the fact of death, as the other c...
Can vaccinated people still spread the coronavirus? Should they wear masks? Dr. William Moss discusses the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. LOS ANGELES - It may sound simple: Get the COVID-19 vaccine and now you’re protected from getting sick. But can you still get in...
But ultimately, it didn't happen. While most countries required proof of a COVID vaccination or a negative test to enter during the pandemic, it was temporary. Nearly all of those restrictions have been lifted. Does It Matter How I Travel?