The Next Pandemic: Updates & Prevention

A recent survey indicated that over 72% of US adults would be open to a hypothetical, low-cost vaccine that could reduce dementia risk.

The AMA, the Vaccine Integrity Project, and four specialty societies have joined forces to deliver evidence-based recommendations for the 2026-2027 respiratory virus season.

AI may be able to predict how strongly someone will respond to a vaccine before they receive it. By analyzing antibody patterns in more than 4,000 people, researchers found signs of “immune readiness” that helped distinguish strong responders from weak ones. Surprisingly, even some healthy people responded poorly, while some immunosuppressed people mounted strong responses.

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The acting director of ⁠the Centers for Disease Control ⁠and Prevention has delayed publication ⁠of a ‌CDC report showing the COVID-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of...

The EU aims to offer pharmaceutical companies ‘workable terms’ in policies designed to improve future pandemic response.

The UK COVID-19 inquiry praises the vaccine rollout but urges urgent reform of injury payouts, proposing a rise to at least £200,000.

mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during COVID-19 but have limitations like waning immunity and complex production. Scientists are now testing a new platform called DoriVac, which uses folded DNA nanostructures to better control how the immune system responds. In early studies, it produced strong antibody and T cell responses in both mice and human models. Researchers say it could lead to more stable, easier-to-manufacture vaccines for diseases like COVID-19, HIV, and Ebola.

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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

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.

Growing evidence shows shots for older adults may also reduce dementia, heart risks, and hospitalizations but many remain unvaccinated.

A new poll says that about three-quarters of Canadian adults still have confidence in vaccines, but hesitancy has increased over the last five years.

To prevent economic collapse amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the government unleashed the power it always had. New programs caused hunger, evictions, and child poverty to plummet. Why not just continue them? Because employers thrive on desperation.

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.

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.

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In the past couple of weeks, UK, Germany, France and others are experiencing a new wave. The US should get ready

Nature - The country needs to control the virus until it has boosted vaccination rates in elderly people and reinforced the health-care system.

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...

Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealed

Trying to ‘let it rip’ in early 2020 was a disaster.

AbstractBackground. The Nordic countries represent a unique case study for the COVID-19 pandemic due to socioeconomic and cultural similarities, high-quali

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Although the Nordic countries experienced relatively low pandemic excess mortality, the impact and timing of excess mortality differed substantially. These estimates-arguably the most accurate available for any region in capturing pandemic-related excess deaths-may inform future research and policy …