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Global health groups propose new terminology for pathogens that spread through the air
The group steered away from defined cutoff points such as “droplets” and “aerosols” that scientists have used to distinguish larger
Read more.COVID vaccination in kids protects against serious outcomes, but it wanes over time, new data show
For critical illness VE was 38% if the last dose was received any time within the previous year.
Read more.Severe COVID in older adults may be due to greater viral load, weaker immune response
The findings suggest that older patients with severe COVID-19 may respond more favorably to immunomodulatory therapies aimed at certain inflammatory
Read more.WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera
A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 12 April. The inactivated
Read more.Study: Time to walk, drive to COVID vaccination sites may have deterred some
Nearly half of all physically able vaccine seekers (47%) could walk to COVID-19 vaccination sites within 15 minutes, and 87% could
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