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In this article PFE Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with European Commission President after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at the factory of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in Puurs, on April 23, 2021. John Thys | AFP | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide by spring whether to approve Pfizer 's vaccine to prevent respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in adults ages 60 and older. Pfizer, in a statement Wednesday, said the FDA has accepted its RSV vaccine candidate for review under an expedited process that reduces the approval timeline by four months. The FDA is expected to make a final decision on whether to approve the vaccine by May 2023. RSV is a common respiratory virus that causes cold-like symptoms in most people, but it can result in severe illness in infants and older adults. Between 60,000 and 120,000 older adults are hospital...

The flu vaccine is a preventive measure that helps protect against influenza, a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the flu virus. The vaccine is typically administered in the form of a shot or nasal spray and is recommended for people of all ages, especially those who are at higher risk of complications from the flu, such as young children, older adults, and individuals with certain underlying medical conditions. Getting the flu vaccine can reduce the risk of getting sick with the flu, lessen the severity of symptoms if you do get sick, and prevent the spread of the virus to others. A recent University of Calgary study indicates that the annual flu vaccine lowers the risk of stroke.  According to researchers from the University of Calgary, the flu vaccine can lower the risk of stroke in adults, even if they are not at high risk for stroke. A team of investigators conducted a study by reviewing the health records of more than 4 million Albertans over a period of ni...

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UK Health Security Agency Published 16 December 2022 Applies to England Contents Vaccine supply – routine vaccination programme Vaccines for the 2022 to 2023 children's flu programme Flu vaccines and availability LAIV ordering information for General Practice LAIV ordering information for school-age providers Inactivated flu vaccine ordering Vaccine supply for non-routine vaccination programme Print this page © Crown copyright 2022 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Governme...

During the 2020-21 school year, the percentage of kindergarteners who had their routine vaccines dropped by 1%, bringing the overall figure down to 94% vaccination—which is below the 95% target set by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Goals are set for each vaccine, including the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine, DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis) vaccine, and the varicella vaccine. The targets, which vary by vaccine, are vital to maintaining herd immunity for each of the diseases the vaccines are designed to protect against; falling behind on a target may bring a resurgence of the associated disease. Adults were behind on vaccines before the pandemic—three out of four were already missing one or more recommended vaccines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The pandemic just exacerbated an existing problem, especially for children. "Pediatr...

A routine meeting of a group of vaccine experts who advise the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention became the target of a storm of misinformation after unfounded rumors that the group's vote could result in nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandates for school children. The misleading claims caused an uproar on social media. Fox News host Tucker Carlson weighed in, tweeting, "The CDC is about to add the COVID vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule, which would make the vax mandatory for kids to attend school." He also discussed it during his Oct. 18 television show. But Carlson's claim misrepresents the impact of the CDC advisory committee's vote. States establish vaccination requirements for attending school or day care, not the CDC. The CDC's immunization schedules are a set of recommendations for routine vaccinations, which are based the advisory committee's input. The committee — a group of medical and public health experts, including vac...

health Updated on Dec 28, 2022 11:47 AM IST An overgrowth of yeast in the warm and moist places in the body, especially vagina can be caused due to diabetes or high or uncontrolled blood glucose levels in women and may turn severe if left untreated. Here are its causes, symptoms and tips to treat and prevent it Vaginal yeast infections in diabetic women: Causes, symptoms, tips to treat and prevent it (Pavel Danilyuk ) By Zarafshan Shiraz , Delhi Diabetes is a common chronic disorder that is estimated to affect up to 642 million people worldwide making its prevalence 10.4% by 2040 where Diabetes Mellitus is known to pose different types of health problems in women, including yeast infections. An overgrowth of yeast in the warm and moist places in the body, especially vagina can be caused due to diabetes or high or uncontrolled blood glucose levels and it is often recurring and harmless but may remain unnoticed and undiagno...

I've been saying this a lot, and I don't mean to get conspiratorial on you, but the conspiracies are starting to sound authentic. The science community may not only be turning a blind eye to an epidemic right in front of your face but actively suppressing its seriousness. I'm not talking about that disease. Instead, documentarians Lindsay Keys and Winslow Crane-Murdoch are shining a light on the cover-up of Lyme disease in  The Quiet Epidemic . The general public knows the first Lyme Disease case appeared in 1975. The bacteria is transferred commonly by ticks, and that's easily treatable with antibiotics. Or is it? The documentary follows two subjects. The first is teenager Julia Bruzzese, who's been suffering from chronic Lyme disease since she was twelve. Secondly, there's Dr. Neil Spector, a Duke University Cancer Researcher, who received a heart transplant after a drawn-out case of Lyme disease. The main point of  The Quiet Epidemic ...

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Asda's flu jab remains the cheapest on the market at only £4.98 Customers can take advantage of the new price throughout the winter season and up until 31st March 2023 Asda Pharmacy also offers free flu jabs to anyone who qualifies through the NHS. With the country in flu season and customers looking to save money where they can, Asda has announced that it has halved the cost of its flu jab. People that book their flu jab at an Asda Pharmacy can now receive the vaccine for just £4.98, making it the cheape...

Cluster headaches are a rare condition affecting 1 in every 1,000 people. They are dramatic, painful, debilitating attacks of pain centered around one side of the head. People with cluster headaches are nearly twice as likely to take time off work than those without. New research has shown 92% of people with cluster headaches have at least one additional illness. People with cluster headaches and additional illnesses have nearly four times as many days off work compared to those with cluster headaches alone. Cluster headaches are attacks of severe pain often felt on one side of the head and often around the eye. The rare condition, affecting around 0.1% of the population, can be debilitating. People affected with cluster headaches can experience up to eight per day, with each one lasting anywhere between 15 and 180 minutes. Speaking to Medical News Today , Prof. Peter Goadsby, chairman of OUCH(U.K.), whose aim is to raise awareness of the condition, explained that cluster headaches are...

The most-read lupus articles of the year on AJMC.com explored new therapies for cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), the role of cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the impact of COVID-19 on patients with lupus, and more. Here are the most-read lupus articles of 2022. 5. Factors Predictive of Sustained Rituximab Response in Primary Sjögren Syndrome Identified by Study A study identified that if patients with systemic manifestations of primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) are prescribed immunosuppressant therapy and reach complete B-cell depletion in addition to repeat cycles of rituximab (Rituxan), they are inclined to improve on repeat cycles of rituximab. According to the study, around 43% of patients had total depletion of B cells after round 1 of rituximab and had a stronger likelihood of longer-term success. Read the full article. 4. New Research Elucidates Role of B Cells in SLE Earlier in 2022, research on abnormalities of B cells in SLE identified possible n...

Skip to content Opinion > Healthcare The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) FILE – A patient waits to be called for a COVID-19 vaccination booster shot outside a pharmacy in a grocery store, on Nov. 3, 2021, in downtown Denver. U.S. regulators have opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all and more adults, letting them choose another dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. (AP Photo/David… In 1999, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) named childhood vaccination as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century, highlighting dramatic declines in deaths across a range of vaccine-preventable diseases. Tha...

The United States is experiencing a diligent push to return to a "pre-COVID" version of normalcy. President Biden declared the pandemic over, 1 and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed its COVID-19 metrics to report less severe–looking "community levels" 2 of disease (largely based on hospitalization rates and not disease transmission 3 ). In school settings the CDC greenlit the easing of COVID-19 screening tests, social distancing in classrooms, and masking. 4 This is all taking a toll on the youngest group of children in the country and seems to be a very low priority. NO MITIGATIONS US children have returned to school or daycare centers in greater numbers this year, and largely without mitigation measures. Despite published evidence that prevention methods such as masks 5-11 and increased ventilation 6,12-15 reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in classrooms, and that the COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe disease in children, 16-19 the...