Posts Tagged ‘vaccine’
Whooping cough is on the rise
Pertussis is having its moment. We hear plenty about measles cases surging due to vaccine hesitancy, but not so much about pertussis, or whooping cough as it’s commonly known. Most…
Read MoreCOVID update for 2022
I hope you’re doing well and staying safe during this fourth COVID wave, attributable to the omicron variant. The virus is not typed on any regular basis, but with…
Read MoreTo Boost or Not To Boost?
The progress and studies on COVID booster shots have been front page news for many months now, and the CDC and FDA have given recommendations on booster shots for all…
Read MoreWho can have a third dose of a COVID vaccine?
I just sat in on a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting regarding an ADDITIONAL dose for moderately to severely immunocompromised patients. There was a…
Read MoreGood News About Vaccines on the Horizon
What good news it is to hear that several effective vaccines are on the horizon! This week, I had the pleasure of listening to a panel of experts made up of…
Read MoreExciting News About Ebola Vaccine Research
There’s new positive information on vaccine development, following the largest recorded outbreak of Ebola. Since last year, there have been 17,000 total cases (suspected, probable and confirmed) and 11,000 deaths,…
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