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Byline: Medgatetoday Gmail.Com New Development Targets Prevention of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Pfizer's RSV vaccine, Abrysvo, aimed at [...]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has narrowed its recommendations for which older adults should get a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It now states that only [...]

'Do it for the children.' Oh, how many times have we heard this appeal over the years uttered in service of suspect causes? But what the leftists who wore out [...]

Pfizer's shot cut hospitalization risk by 70% during Omicron surge, compared with no vaccine, a study found. Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council, said it was [...]

The CDC (https://www.businessinsider.com/what-to-know-covid-vaccine-kids-5-to-11-2021-10) signed off on COVID-19 shots for kids ages 5 to 11 last week. Kids can generally expect (https://www.businessinsider.com/chart-how-well-pfizer-vaccine-prevents-covid-19-in-kids-2021-11) fewer, milder side effects than teens or adults. The [...]

Kids ages 5 to 11 are on the cusp of being eligible for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, following a vote from the FDA's advisory panel. Children will get 10-microgram shots - [...]

Pfizer's vaccine strongly protects teens against severe COVID-19 after two doses, CDC data suggests. 97% of US teens hospitalized with COVID-19 were unvaccinated in the cases the CDC studied. Vaccines [...]

Side effects from COVID-19 booster shots (https://www.businessinsider.com/pfizer-covid-booster-shot-side-effects-most-common-2021-9) generally resemble those after a second dose. Fatigue, headaches, and muscle aches are common after both. But two shots of J&J's vaccine yields [...]

Emyle Watkins is a 23-year-old disability reporter living in Buffalo, New York. Watkins has rheumatoid arthritis, which means the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells. Watkins' medication makes her immunocompromised. [...]

India, July 27 -- Would you be compensated for adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines? The Indian government and Big Pharma - such as Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc - [...]

Scientists in the US are starting a booster shot trial, giving fully vaccinated people another jab. Participants are given a booster shot of the Moderna vaccine - whether they previously [...]

Event On May 5th the interim president, Francisco Sagasti, announced that the government had acquired 12m doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech (US/Germany) coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine, to be delivered in the second [...]

COVID-19 boosters are expected later this year. It's too early to say for sure what side effects to expect. But experts predict they won't be much worse than the original [...]

Side effects from the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines are less common in the real world than in trials. Research shows that one in four people who got either of those [...]

The CDC said millions of people who got one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are missing their second. Some fear possible adverse reactions and others are simply unable to get [...]

Not everyone gets side effects after their COVID-19 vaccinations. You're still protected even if you don't have a noticeable reaction. Immune systems vary, but the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are [...]

Your age, sex, and health status can affect your odds of developing side effects after a COVID-19 shot. Young people are likely to have strong immune responses, which can cause [...]

Hello, Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, and today in healthcare news: (https://www.businessinsider.com/alzheimers-disease-scientists-new-approaches-treat-2021-3) (https://www.businessinsider.com/johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-side-effects-still-safe-2021-4) European regulators are investigating J&J's vaccine over a potential link to blood clots - [...]

America's 3 authorized COVID-19 shots have been tested on tens of thousands of people, proving safe and effective. Now millions of Americans are getting vaccinated, the CDC wants to gauge [...]

COVID-19 vaccine side effects can vary depending on a person's age, sex, or health status. Women and younger adults tend to have more side effects than men or older adults [...]

All of the COVID-19 vaccines come with the possibility of side effects. Fewer Johnson & Johnson recipients had reactions compared to people in other vaccine trials. Still, Insider spoke with [...]

COVID-19 vaccines may come with some temporary and uncomfortable side effects. Some of the most common include arm pain, flu-like symptoms, and a red rash. Most of these symptoms fade [...]

One shot of Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine reduced the risk of coronavirus infection by 70% (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-real-world-uk-data-shows-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-provides-high-levels-of-protection-from-the-first-dose) in a UK study. The COVID-19 vaccine's protection increased to 85% in those who [...]

Getting one COVID-19 shot does not make you immune to the coronavirus. Shots from Pfizer and Moderna are designed to be most effective starting 7 to 14 days after the [...]

Byline: The Indian Practitioner Nearly 4,400 adverse events were reported after people received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the US, with 21 cases determined to be anaphylaxis, according to a [...]

Dr. Joy Henningsen is a diagnostic radiologist at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She received the (https://www.businessinsider.com/radiologist-alabama-covid-pfizer-vaccine-shares-what-it-was-like-2020-12) [...]

Kristen Choi, a nurse who participated in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial, reported a high fever, nausea, and fatigue after her second shot. Her side effects signaled an immune reaction, [...]

Two recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine had adverse reactions Tuesday, the UK's national health service (NHS) said Wednesday morning. Both had a history of 'significant' allergic reactions. As a [...]