Evidence, Not Guesswork: The Childhood Vaccine Schedule is Very Intentional
Evidence, Not Guesswork: The Childhood Vaccine Schedule is Very Intentional Responding to the claim that “we haven’t tested the full schedule” with the layers of evidence we have Jess Steier …
Are We Ready For The Next Pandemic? | Lightning Round
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Number of COVID-19 Shots Delivered in Alberta Drops By Half, Following $100 Fee and Other Restrictions
The number of Albertans who got a COVID-19 vaccine during this winter’s immunization campaign is about half the number who got vaccinated in the province during the same time period last season.
“It’s completely unsurprising, given the government’s approach to vaccination, that we would see a drop o
Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
Bird flu’s surprising heat tolerance has scientists worried
Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments confirmed that fever cripples human-origin flu but not avian strains, especially those with avian-like PB1. These findings highlight how gene swapping could fuel future pandemics.
Support for mandatory vaccinations is growing in Canada, poll finds | Globalnews.ca
The online survey found that 72 per cent of Canadians think vaccinations for children should "definitely" or "probably" be mandatory in their province.
Medscape: Common Blood Thinner May Cut COVID Deaths, Meta-Trial Finds
Inhaled nebulized unfractionated heparin with standard care markedly lowers the risk for intubation or death compared with standard care alone in hospitalized, nonintubated patients with COVID.
Medscape: Moderna Says Updated Next-generation COVID Shot Shows Strong Immune Response in Patients
Moderna said on Tuesday its updated COVID-19 vaccine formulation elicited a strong immune response in all adults aged 65 and older, as well as in individuals aged 12 to 64...
Excess mortality in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–2022 | European Journal of Public Health | Oxford Academic
AbstractBackground. The Nordic countries represent a unique case study for the COVID-19 pandemic due to socioeconomic and cultural similarities, high-quali