Vaccines Articles
Are precautions to stop the spread of COVID-19 now causing other widespread illness?
Using mRNA technology, the same science that developed mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, Pfizer and Moderna are testing multiple vaccines to prevent diseases that cause millions of deaths each year.
“Scientists have identified components of the influenza virus that do not really change muchat all. The critical challenge is getting a vaccine to induce a response to those components.”
— Anthony Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Despite proof of lifesaving benefits of vaccines, parental hesitancy to immunizing their children is often fueled by the plethora of myths surrounding vaccine safety.
Beyond COVID-19 vaccines, research is showing potential for new vaccines to treat several other diseases.
With three vaccines in circulation and three more on the horizon, is the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in sight?
Some promising new methods for delivering vaccinations could mean a pain-free alternative, the elimination of accidental needlesticks and reduced risk of infections.
Social media platforms have given the anti-vaccine faction a significant voice that has undermined advances in public health. Now, in the wake of a global pandemic, healthcare stakeholders may have an opportunity to reclaim the narrative about vaccines with facts, not fiction.
While vaccination rates in the U.S. are rising, they are still too low among all age groups.
For decades, scientists have discussed the concept of a “universal” flu vaccine that could provide broad protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses, and we now have a number of promising vaccine candidates with a realistic chance to fulfill the dream.
As governments around the world ramp up COVID-19 prevention activities, are other diseases of international importance and their prevention programs suddenly on pause?
