FDA says findings affirm its decision to approve the booster without human testing based on experience with a similarly tweaked vaccine
Age-Adjusted Rate of Alcohol-Induced Deaths Up From 2019 to 2020
Rates of alcohol-induced deaths in 2020 increased with age, peaking for those aged 55 to 64 years
mRNA-Based Influenza and COVID-19 Combo Vaccine Candidate Launches Study
Global leaders in vaccine innovation today announced the advancement of an mRNA-based vaccine candidate preventing both influenza and COVID-19 to a Phase 1 clinical trial.
The Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE vaccine candidate aims to address these severe respiratory diseases with one vaccine.
The vaccine candidate combines Pfizer's quadrivalent modRNA-based influenza vaccine candidate, qIRV (22/23), which is currently in Phase 3 clinical development, and Pfizer and BioNTech's authorized Omicron-adapted bivalent COVID-19 BNT162b2 (Original/Omicron BA.4/BA.5) vaccine.
mRNA-Based Influenza and COVID-19 Combo Vaccine Candidate Launches Study
Global leaders in vaccine innovation today announced the advancement of an mRNA-based vaccine candidate preventing both influenza and COVID-19 to a Phase 1 clinical trial.
The Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE vaccine candidate aims to address these severe respiratory diseases with one vaccine.
The vaccine candidate combines Pfizer's quadrivalent modRNA-based influenza vaccine candidate, qIRV (22/23), which is currently in Phase 3 clinical development, and Pfizer and BioNTech's authorized Omicron-adapted bivalent COVID-19 BNT162b2 (Original/Omicron BA.4/BA.5) vaccine.
AI Algorithm May ID Dysfunctional Immune Profiles in Acute Infection
Machine learning framework used to deploy quantitative sepsis response signature score, which was estimated using seven- or 12-gene signature
Worsening BP Outcomes Seen in HTN Patients During Pandemic
Systolic and diastolic BP increased by 1.79 and 1.30 mm Hg, respectively, during pandemic versus prepandemic period
Pain at Age 44 Linked to Subsequent Pain, Poor General Health
Chronic pain at age 44 years linked to poor mental health outcomes, pessimism about future, joblessness at age 55 years
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Speaking to an expert panel during an FDA hearing, physicians cast doubt on the accuracy of pulse oximeters
Caribbean Destinations May Require Yellow Fever Vaccination
Visiting the Caribbean Islands this winter may require proof of vaccination for a potentially severe disease spread by common mosquitos.
The Dominican Republic's General Immigration Directorate recently confirmed that most visitors arriving from Brazil, Colombia, or Venezuela must present a yellow fever vaccination certificate to enter the country, reported Fragomen in October 2022.
The Dominican Republic previously implemented yellow fever vaccination requirements for certain travelers from Brazil and Venezuela but suspended the requirement in July 2022.
Telehealth Tied to Higher Buprenorphine Retention
Substantial number of Veterans Health Administration patients received buprenorphine from phone-only telehealth