According to a new study in Australia, the immune-boosting benefits of the tuberculosis vaccination can be seen in infants for more than one year.
'Our findings indicate that the off-target effects of BCG in infants are accompanied by epigenetic remodeling of circulating monocytes,' wrote these researchers.
Infants Benefit from Vaccine's Trained Immunity Response
Infants Benefit from BCG Vaccine's Trained Immunity Response
According to a new study in Australia, the immune-boosting benefits of the tuberculosis vaccination can be seen in infants for more than one year.
'Our findings indicate that the off-target effects of BCG in infants are accompanied by epigenetic remodeling of circulating monocytes,' wrote these researchers.
Malaria Antibody Treatment May Protect People
A recent early-stage clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) found a single injection of a next-generation monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment candidate was highly protective in adults by neutralizing the parasites in the skin and blood before they can infect liver cells.
L9LS is a laboratory-made version of a naturally occurring mAbs called L9, derived from the blood of a volunteer who had received an investigational malaria vaccine.
Second Under-Vaccinated New York County Confirms Local Poliovirus
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announced it had detected poliovirus in wastewater samples from June and July 2022 in two geographically different locations in Orange County and July samples from Rockland County, New York.
On August 4, 2022, the NYSDOH confirmed sequence analysis by the U.S. CDC found that seven positive samples from both Rockland County (three) and Orange County (four) are genetically linked to the individual case of paralytic polio previously identified in a Rockland County resident.
Persistence of Somatic Symptoms After COVID-19 Quantified
Persistent somatic symptoms could be attributed to COVID-19 in an estimated 12.7 percent of patients at 90 to 150 days after COVID-19
Most Parents Not Eager to Vaccinate Young Children Against COVID-19
Concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness pose barriers to immunization
Some COVID-19 Patients Have Persistent Smell, Taste Dysfunction
Women less likely than men to recover their sense of smell, as are those with greater initial severity of dysfunction
Surgery Feasible Soon After COVID-19 for Vaccinated Patients
No increased risk for perioperative complications seen for fully vaccinated patients, surgery without general anesthesia
Smoking Cessation Activity Down in U.S. Adults During Pandemic
2019 to 2020 saw decrease in annual past-year quit attempt prevalence and lower-than-expected sales of lozenges, patches, gum
USA Joins the WHO’s Monkeypox Emergency Declaration
During a media call today, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) regarding the ongoing monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak in the USA.
As of August 3, 2022, the U.S. CDC reported forty-eight states and territories had confirmed 6,617 MPXV patients since late May 2022.
"We're prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus," commented Sec. Becerra reported Politico on August 4, 2022.