CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS
HHS director of communications Andrew Nixon confirmed Thursday the meeting was postponed, and the ACIP meetings website also ...
Medscape14d
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Protein Structure, Function and Implications for Subunit Vaccine Development
Despite more than 50 years of research, there are no RSV vaccines approved or in Phase III clinical trials. Key challenges include peak disease in infants less than 3 months of age and ...
Knowridge14d
RSV vaccine dramatically reduces hospitalizations in older people
The program offered a free RSV vaccine to adults aged 75–79, including those turning 75 before July 2025. By the end of November 2024, 68% of eligible people had received the vaccine ...
imt.ie14d
Protecting against RSV – the role of vaccines for young and old
On September 1, the RSV Immunisation Pathfinder Programme commenced. Running until the end of February 2025, the provisional initiative sees all babies born within that period being offered a new ...
CBC.ca14d
Canada buys 500,000 doses of H5N1 avian influenza vaccine for those most at risk
The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday it's purchased 500,000 doses of a human vaccine to protect against avian influenza for those most at risk from being exposed to the virus by ...
infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com15d
RSV Ad26/Protein PreF Vaccine Elicits Robust Immune Response in Younger Adults
The respiratory syncytial virus vaccine Ad26/protein preF was associated with robust humoral and cellular immune responses among healthy and high-risk younger adults. A respiratory syncytial virus ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston15d
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. considers changes to childhood vaccines
But it's Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments about the childhood vaccine schedule that are getting the most attention, telling HHS employees *** new commission created by President Donald Trump will ...
USA Today15d
Everyone's sick this winter. What’s up with flu, norovirus, RSV and COVID?
The surge in flu cases also comes amid concerns about high infection rates for other viruses including RSV, COVID-19 and the gastrointestinal bug norovirus. Still, health officials say flu cases ...
The American Journal of Managed Care15d
Nirsevimab, RSVpreF Saw High Uptake With No Preterm Risk for RSVpreF
High vaccine uptake shows promise for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. The rollout of 2 major interventions to prevent severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV ...
The Globe and Mail15d
Influenza cases continue to rise, COVID and RSV on the decline nationally: The latest on respiratory virus season for week of Feb. 17
Canada’s colder weather goes hand-in-hand with respiratory virus season, with flu, RSV and COVID-19 circulating. While Canadians learned a lot about how to protect themselves from illness during ...
Managed Healthcare Executive15d
RSV Hospitalizations Heavily Impacted Older Adults Before Vaccines Became Available
Prior to vaccine availability, RSV was a significant cause of illness and hospitalization in older adults in the U.S., particularly those 60 and older. Before respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ...
Nature15d
Vaccines articles from across Nature Portfolio
Vaccines are a clinical product that is composed of live or dead material from an infectious agent – bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite – that elicit protective immunity against the pathogen ...