Vaccines

Incidence of myocarditis/pericarditis among veterans was low across more than 10 million doses of messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines, given as a primary or booster dose, administered at the Veterans Health Administration, researchers found.

BALTIMORE — COVID-19 vaccinations are safe and recommended, even for women who are pregnant or lactating, according to a presenter at a late-breaking session at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

The Jynneos vaccine was up to 86% effective at preventing mpox in people who received two doses during the United States outbreak, according to three studies published Thursday.

A polybacterial sublingual vaccine, which reduced recurrent UTI rates and had few side effects, could be useful in future clinical practice, according to researchers.

The FDA on Wednesday approved the world’s first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, which followed years of failed attempts by scientists to develop one.

HHS announced a $1.1 billion program to keep COVID-19 vaccines and treatments free for uninsured people once the public health and national emergencies end next month in the United States.

It has been more than 40 years since HIV emerged, causing a pandemic that has left more than 40 million people dead and more than 38 million currently living with the infection worldwide.

The United States will commit $5 billion to develop new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments that will work against future variants of SARS-CoV-2, Biden administration officials told reporters.

An 84-year-old man reportedly died from rabies 6 months after being bitten by a bat and receiving timely rabies post-exposure prophylaxis.

Vaccinating older adults for respiratory syncytial virus could reduce the burden of disease by millions, according to approximations made by a disease transmission model.