Vaccines
Conference Coverage
New drugs in primary care: Lessons learned from COVID-19
Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir has helped keep many patients out of the hospital, says internist.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves first RSV vaccine for older adults
Older adults with underlying health conditions, such as lung or heart disease, are at high risk for severe disease.
Conference Coverage
‘Exciting’ results for cancer vaccine plus pembro in melanoma
A new randomized study is the first to demonstrate improvement in recurrence-free survival in melanoma with an individualized neoantigen vaccine...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC backs FDA’s call for second COVID booster for those at high risk
The agency is following the recommendations made by its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Latest News
Cancer, heart disease vaccines may be ready by 2030, Moderna says
The announcement is yet another sign of what many are calling “the golden age” of vaccine development.
News from the FDA/CDC
Single bivalent COVID booster is enough for now: CDC
Booster strength wanes after a few months, spurring discussions of whether people at high risk of getting a severe case of COVID may need more...
From the Journals
Negative expectations of COVID shots may amplify side effects
It fits the psychosomatic role of “nocebo effects.”
From the Journals
Nasal COVID treatment shows early promise against multiple variants
Unlike a COVID vaccine that boosts a person’s immune system as protection, the antiviral nasal spray works more directly by blocking the virus,...
Feature
NOVIDs: Do some have the genes to dodge COVID?
Some in the U.S. have apparently managed to avoid the virus, data suggest.
From the Journals
Factors linked with increased VTE risk in COVID outpatients
While the overall risk for VTE was low, age of at least 55 years, being male, and having a BMI of at least 30 and history of VTE increased the...
Commentary
Physicians and clinicians should be required to get flu shots: Ethicist
“I think flu vaccination is something that has already been shown to be useful and important.”