Poor sleep decreases vaccine effectiveness, especially for men | CNN
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immunology
Study shows convalescent plasma works for immune-compromised Covid-19 patients, but it can be hard to find | CNN
CNN — Convalescent plasma – a once-celebrated treatment for Covid-19 that has largely fallen out of favor – does work...
FDA vaccine advisers ‘disappointed’ and ‘angry’ that early data about new Covid-19 booster shot wasn’t presented for review last year | CNN
CNN — Some vaccine advisers to the federal government say they’re “disappointed” and “angry” that government scientists and the pharmaceutical...
FDA to review preventative option for RSV in infants, developers say | CNN
CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration has accepted a biologics license application for a long-acting antibody for the...
New Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US | CNN
CNN — For weeks, scientists have been watching a slew of Omicron descendants duke it out for dominance of Covid-19...
Researchers make important progress toward a possible universal flu vaccine | CNN
CNN — Influenza is continuing its early and severe rampage through the United States, but there’s some hopeful news for...
HIV vaccine candidate induces immune response in early clinical trial: ‘An important step forward’ | CNN
CNN — An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies among a small group of volunteers...
By the next RSV season, the US may have its first vaccine | CNN
CNN — It’s shaping up to be a severe season for respiratory syncytial virus infections – one of the worst...
Updated Covid-19 vaccines boost protection, but may not beat original formula, early studies suggest | CNN
CNN — The updated Covid-19 booster shots appear to work about as well against the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants...
Quick and stealthy ‘Scrabble variants’ are poised to drive a winter Covid-19 surge | CNN
CNN — A flurry of new Covid-19 variants appears to be gaining traction globally, raising fears of a winter surge....
