The Vaccine

Anti-vaxxers claim Big Pharma profits immensely from vaccines. However, there will be greater profits treating vaccine-preventable diseases.

An international study of around 99 million people confirmed known serious side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. It also identified a possible relationship between the first dose of the Moderna vaccine and a small risk of a neurological condition. Social media posts about the study left out information on the vaccines' benefits and the rarity of the side effects.

Safety data from more than 298 million doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine administered in the first 6 months of the US vaccination programme show that most reported adverse events were mild and short in duration.

No rabies shot for you, Baxter.

The 511-study analysis is at odds with recent HHS recommendations

The CDC no longer broadly recommends the Covid-19 vaccine, but US residents will still be able to get one if they want.

COVID is tied to a greater prevalence of some neuro-ophthalmic complications than is influenza, but COVID vaccines are linked to a lower risk for posterior-segment complications, a new study shows.

Patients hospitalized with COVID-linked acute kidney injury are more likely to survive if they are vaccinated than if they are not, a recent study suggests.

Of all the jerks out there peddling anti-vaccine propaganda, the worst offender is Andrew Wakefield. He's been at it for almost 30 years, being the original ...

In The Panic Virus, Mnookin interviews parents, public-health advocates, scientists, and anti-vaccine activists to task: How do we decide what the truth is?

A new clinical study indicates that a single dose of the HPV vaccine is as effective as two doses, potentially easing vaccination costs.

Earlier this year, a study published in Cell, a highly esteemed journal, found that the mRNA genetic material and spike protein persist in the lymph nodes of individuals who got the mRNA vaccine for…

With new coronavirus variants continuing to emerge, the development of a so-called universal vaccine offering broad, long-term protection needs to be the focus of an intense effort, one that may share characteristics of the widely hailed Operation Warp Speed, scientists suggest.

npj Vaccines - Comparing Moderna’s mRNA-1083 and Pfizer’s dual-target mRNA vaccines for influenza and COVID-19

Another internal Raindrop Collection.

Breaking down a new study in The Lancet.

New research suggests routine immunizations may help reduce dementia risk

The Math Reveals Even Greater Protection Than We Thought

Well, for one thing, all the kids who have been hospitalized and who died have been unvaccinated.

A new study reveals that public reactions to the deaths of anti-vaxxers due to COVID-19 are multifaceted.

We have moved beyond burning witches and lynching wrong-doers. So we should also stop shaming unvaccinated people. There are better ways to change behaviour.

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Scientists have warned wealthy nations to share vaccines with poorer countries or risk the emergence of new mutant variants.