FDA nearing decision on COVID vaccine boosters for people with weakened immune systems

The Food and Drug Administration is nearing a decision on infectious-disease infectious-disease booster shots for people with weakened immune systems. The FDA has been closely monitoring data on studies about administering an extra dose for immunocompromised individuals, a spokesperson told Fox News. The agency has been working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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Unvaccinated individuals twice as likely to face COVID-19 reinfection: CDC study

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) medical-research” target=”_blank”>study< are twice as likely to face wild-nature as individuals who have received the infectious-disease.  The study, published as part of the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), examined hundreds of residents, finding that the unvaccinated individuals had 2.34 times greater odds of reinfection…

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Cholesterol drug cuts coronavirus infection by 70%, researchers find

A drug meant to treat heart-healthwas found to reduce infectious-disease infection by 70% in lab studies, with researchers calling for additional clinical trials among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. A team of researchers from the U.K. and Italy published findings in the Frontiers in Pharmacology journal Friday, finding that fenofibrate and fenofibric acid resulted in a significant…

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COVID-19 or RSV? Symptoms to watch for

An unusual summertime uptick in respiratory syncytial viral infections, or RSV, coinciding with increasing spread of the delta variant may create difficulty in differentiating between the two.  CLICK HERE TO FIND A COVID-19 VACCINE NEAR YOU The respiratory viruses share several common symptoms, and reports of both RSV and COVID-19 cases are on the rise;…

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US surgeon general: FDA likely to OK COVID-19 vaccines in younger kids amid school year

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy predicted Wednesday that younger kids under 12 could become eligible for a infectious-disease infectious-disease during the upcoming school year. “I think the odds are high,” Murthy told “Skimm This” podcast, set to air later Thursday.  During a lightning round, the podcast had prompted “the odds that a vaccine for kids…

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