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Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses

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MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet.The effort from a British team at the University of Cambridge is already showing promise in mouse.

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FDA Approves First Vaccine for Chikungunya Virus, Ixchiq

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10, 2023 (Healthday News) -- The first vaccine to prevent infection with the chikungunya virus was approved by the U.S. FRIDAY, Nov. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. The single-dose shot, known as Ixchiq, is approved for adults who are at.

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Repeat COVID Vaccination Could Shield Against Wide Range of Viruses

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TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Powerful COVID vaccines could be setting people’s immune systems up to successfully fight off not just future COVID variants, but other types of coronaviruses as well, a new study shows.People repeatedly vaccinated for.

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Nasal COVID Vaccine Stops Infection in Animal Trials

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1, 2024 -- A next-generation nasal vaccine for COVID-19 appears to do what injectable vaccines can’t -- actually stop the spread of the virus from person to person.Hamsters that received the nasal vaccine didn’t pass the virus on to. THURSDAY, Aug.

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Old immune systems revitalized in mouse study, improving vaccine response

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Those with aging immune systems struggle to fight off novel viruses and respond weakly to vaccination. Researchers were able to revitalize the immune system in mice.

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Has RSV Vaccine Hesitancy Subsided?

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27, 2024 -- More Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).More adults (52%) think the RSV vaccine given to pregnant women. FRIDAY, Dec. More than half of U.S.

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Outbreak of Ebola-Like Marburg Virus in Rwanda Has Killed 8 People

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1, 2024 -- A rare, highly contagious Ebola-like virus has claimed eight lives in Rwanda, and U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the outbreak.Marburg virus causes a rare hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or. TUESDAY, Oct.

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