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A number of studies have shown that the benefit of a flu shot wanes substantially over the course of a flu season — exacerbating effectiveness problems that are frequently seen when some of the strains in the vaccine aren’t well matched to the strains making people sick....

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EU regulator clears Pfizer-BioNTech’s tweaked COVID booster

Mon, 2022-09-12 12:43 — mike kraft

EU regulator clears Pfizer-BioNTech's tweaked COVID booster LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of a tweaked booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against two of the latest versions of omicron, as countries look to bolster their immunization programs ahead of winter. AP NEWS

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Discussion: Can you get a flu shot and COVID booster during the same visit?

Thu, 2022-09-08 11:41 — mike kraft

Can you get a flu shot and COVID booster during the same visit? Here’s what to know The flu season has arrived as the FDA authorized new, updated COVID-19 booster shots made by Pfizer and Moderna. YahooNews

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Myocarditis from COVID-19 booster rare, but risk highest among teen boys, young men--study

Thu, 2022-09-08 11:27 — mike kraft

Myocarditis from COVID-19 booster rare, but risk highest among teen boys, young men Cases of myocarditis – an inflammation of the heart muscle – following a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine are rare and typically mild, research from Israel shows. www.heart.org

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Discussion: Who should get the updated coronavirus vaccine booster now—and who should wait?

Thu, 2022-09-08 11:11 — mike kraft

Who should get the updated coronavirus vaccine booster now—and who should wait? The CDC has this month greenlit the rollout of updated Covid-19 vaccine boosters. These shots will replace the boosters previously offered in the US such that, for people 12 and older, being "up-to-date" with vaccines means having the new jab, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen explains. Katia Hetter, CNN CNN

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Pfizer isn’t sharing Covid vaccines with researchers for next-gen studies; Donates Paxlovid to poorer countries i

Wed, 2022-09-07 16:29 — mike kraft

Pfizer isn’t sharing Covid vaccines with researchers for next-gen studies Researchers studying next-gen vaccines to fight an evolving Covid threat are running into problems getting existing vaccines to use in their research. Rachel Cohrs STAT

WASHINGTON — Researchers studying next-generation vaccines to fight an evolving Covid-19 threat are running into problems getting existing vaccines to use in their research.

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