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Annual NHS flu vaccination program for children is getting underway

The annual NHS flu vaccination program for children aged 2 to 3 years, school age children and children over 6 months with certain health conditions is getting underway. Parents will receive invites from next week.

8 Sep 2023

International consortium to study link between RSV infection and chronic respiratory tract diseases

UMC Utrecht will lead an international consortium that will try to answer a key question that's in the mind of many pediatricians, infectiologists, pulmonologists and other health professionals: "Why are children that had an RSV infection in early childhood at increased risk of developing asthma later in life?"

1 Sep 2023

Hackensack Meridian Health study finds vaccination critical to preventing severe COVID-19

The SARS-CoV-2 virus swept across the globe at the beginning of 2020, and one of the earliest and hardest-hit areas of the United States was New Jersey.

28 Aug 2023

Study discovers method to classify febrile illness with a single blood sample

Researchers trained machine learning (ML) models to analyze RNA molecular signatures in patients’ blood.

28 Aug 2023

Keck Medicine of USC experts highlight the importance of COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines

Over the last few years, the nation has been through multiple rounds of COVID-19 vaccinations. This fall, the COVID-19 vaccine will be offered annually.

25 Aug 2023

Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status

As summer edges toward fall, thoughts turn to, well, vaccines.

24 Aug 2023

Many older adults show interest in getting vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus

The first Americans over age 60 just started rolling up their sleeves to get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, now that brand-new vaccines have started to arrive at pharmacies and clinics.

22 Aug 2023

Vaccination reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients

Findings from a two-year study of nearly 2,400 solid organ transplant recipients, conducted by the Johns Hopkins Transplant Research Center (TRC) in collaboration with the New York University Center for Surgical and Applied Transplant Research, indicate spikes of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 viral infections (commonly known as COVID-19 breakthrough cases) remain common, yet hospitalization rates have dramatically dropped following the first wave of the virus' omicron subvariant.

18 Aug 2023

Most infants admitted to ICU for RSV were previously healthy, study finds

Most infants admitted to the intensive care or high acuity unit for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections during fall 2022 were previously healthy and born at term, according to a new study reported in JAMA Network Open.

16 Aug 2023

Human challenge trials: A game-changer in vaccine development? Examining their role in shaping the pandemic response

The history of using human challenge trials in developing vaccines.

15 Aug 2023

COVID-19 lockdown may have led to waning immunity to gastrointestinal viruses

Following the first stay-at-home orders issued in the U.S. to curb the spread of COVID-19, gastrointestinal viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus and adenovirus all but disappeared from California communities, and remained at very low levels for nearly 2 years.

11 Aug 2023

Ebola virus forms "viral factories" to replicate inside host cells

New research in the journal Nature Communications gives scientists an important window into how Ebola virus replicates inside host cells.

9 Aug 2023

RSV vaccine recommendation rates increase when people are informed about FDA approval process

A new study finds that people are more likely to recommend that a pregnant family member or friend get vaccinated to protect the infant from RSV illness if they are shown a chart outlining the rigorous process a vaccine undergoes to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

9 Aug 2023

Covid cases and hospital admissions soar, leading testing expert warns of resurgence

A leading testing expert fears the UK is facing a Covid resurgence, as cases and hospital admissions soar. He says the Government must resume the antibody testing program it scrapped in March.

7 Aug 2023

The immunomodulatory and antiviral function of vitamin D

Vitamin D's immunomodulatory and antiviral function.

4 Aug 2023

Omicron variant resembles other respiratory viruses, posing challenges for syndromic surveillance

Researchers describe the symptom profiles of respiratory viral infections.

4 Aug 2023

Point-of-care rapid diagnostics for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath

Researchers developed a rapid, non-invasive, point-of-care platform for the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath.

3 Aug 2023

Survey highlights substantial gaps in knowledge about maternal health

Most people know it isn't safe to smoke or drink alcohol while pregnant, and most know that how well a pregnant person takes care of their health affects the health of their baby.

1 Aug 2023

RSV vaccines for older adults: 2023 ACIP recommendations

A recent report published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report provided clinical guidance on Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines for adults ≥60 years.

1 Aug 2023

New device can detect COVID-19 in less than a minute

Benjamin Sumlin, PhD, a senior scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, blows into a device designed by researchers at the university. The device — a breath test that uses a biosensor — could become a tool for use in doctors' offices to quickly diagnose people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

1 Aug 2023

Respiratory Syncytial Virus News and Research

Annual NHS flu vaccination program for children is getting underway

International consortium to study link between RSV infection and chronic respiratory tract diseases

Hackensack Meridian Health study finds vaccination critical to preventing severe COVID-19

Study discovers method to classify febrile illness with a single blood sample

Keck Medicine of USC experts highlight the importance of COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines

Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status

Many older adults show interest in getting vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus

Vaccination reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients

Most infants admitted to ICU for RSV were previously healthy, study finds

Human challenge trials: A game-changer in vaccine development? Examining their role in shaping the pandemic response

COVID-19 lockdown may have led to waning immunity to gastrointestinal viruses

Ebola virus forms "viral factories" to replicate inside host cells

RSV vaccine recommendation rates increase when people are informed about FDA approval process

Covid cases and hospital admissions soar, leading testing expert warns of resurgence

The immunomodulatory and antiviral function of vitamin D

Omicron variant resembles other respiratory viruses, posing challenges for syndromic surveillance

Point-of-care rapid diagnostics for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath

Survey highlights substantial gaps in knowledge about maternal health

RSV vaccines for older adults: 2023 ACIP recommendations

New device can detect COVID-19 in less than a minute

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