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Moderna Announces Good Results From Trial of Combo COVID/Flu Vaccine

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – An experimental vaccine that could offer one-stop prevention for both COVID-19 and influenza is showing positive results among older adults in trials, maker Moderna announced...

Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir No Aid for Long COVID Symptoms

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – A 15-day course of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (NMV/r) is safe but does not demonstrate a significant benefit for improving postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC)...

Extended Course of Paxlovid Adds No Benefit for Those With Long COVID

FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – An extended course of the antiviral drug Paxlovid won’t ease a person’s Long COVID symptoms, a new study finds. People who took Paxlovid for 15 days – three times as long as i...

Long COVID's Toll Outlined in New Report

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns. In a hefty document released Wednesday,...

Long COVID's Toll Outlined in New Report

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns. In a hefty document released Wednesday,...

Long COVID's Toll Outlined in New Report

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns. In a hefty document released Wednesday,...

Long COVID's Toll Outlined in New Report

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns. In a hefty document released Wednesday,...

Long COVID's Toll Outlined in New Report

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns. In a hefty document released Wednesday,...

Long COVID's Toll Outlined in New Report

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns. In a hefty document released Wednesday,...

FDA Panel OKs New COVID Vaccine for Fall

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended updating the formula for COVID vaccines ahead of a fall campaign that will encourage Americans to...

No Decline in Cardiovascular Events Seen With COVID-19 Vaccine After Acute Coronary Syndromes

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – Patients who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose after acute coronary syndromes do not have a reduced risk for cardiovascular events, according to a research...

Nations Fail to Agree on Treaty on Preventing Next Pandemic

TUESDAY, May 24, 2024 – Following two years of tough negotiations, efforts to craft a global treaty to help countries fight future pandemics have failed, the World Health Organization has...

Global Life Expectancy, Disease Burden Set to Keep Improving

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Life expectancy and age-standardized disease burden are expected to continue improving between 2022 and 2050, according to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study,...

Mortality Higher for COVID-19 Hospitalization Than for Flu in 2023/2024 Season

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – In fall/winter 2023/2024, the risk for death in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 was greater than the risk for death in patients hospitalized for seasonal influenza,...

Repeat COVID Vaccination Could Shield Against Wide Range of Viruses

TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Powerful COVID vaccines could be setting people’s immune systems up to successfully fight off not just future COVID variants, but other types of coronaviruses as well, a new s...

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