You Can’t Blame Everything on Covid-19
Measles has made an unwelcome return to the U.S., with dozens of children across multiple states having caught the highly contagious viral disease so far this year. There are several…
A Lot of Pet Owners (Wrongly) Think Vaccines Are Bad for Dogs
The anti-vaccination movement is going to the dogs. Recent survey data has suggested that a substantial proportion of American dog owners have doubts about their pets’ vaccines, including the rabies…
RSV Vaccines for Older Adults Should Be Here by the Fall
Vaccines for a common but sometimes dangerous virus are well on the way to reaching the public. This month, outside experts assembled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
The First Vaccine for RSV Just Got FDA Approval
The world’s first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine is called Arexvy and was developed by GlaxoSmithKline. It…
Non-Existent Vaccine Microchips Could Soon Be Banned in Missouri
A subset of Missouri legislators care deeply about freedom. For instance: The God-given right to NOT accept a life-saving vaccination and still attend public school or go to work in…
A Bad Night’s Sleep Could Weaken Your Response to Vaccines
Image: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock) Getting enough sleep is refreshing for both you and your immune system, a new review of research out Monday suggests. A team found that sleeping fewer hours…
Singles don’t want their vaccine status to be a dating barrier
Now that all adults in the U.S. are eligible for the COVID vaccine, proclaiming your vax status on dating apps has become almost as commonplace as men posing with a…
5 big COVID vaccine myths, debunked
Elvis got publicly vaccinated for polio in 1956, inspiring many Americans to protect themselves against the viral scourge. Today, the crippling disease no longer exists in the U.S. What will…
Drones are delivering COVID-19 vaccines in Africa through ‘highways in the sky’
Zipline, a medical delivery drone system, is working to deliver millions of COVID-19 vaccines across Africa. To overcome this pandemic, new infrastructure must be utilized to ensure that the global…
Why it takes 2 weeks for the Covid vaccines to kick in
The FDA-authorized Covid vaccines are, in some ways, like Spiderman. “When Peter Parker gets bitten by a radioactive spider, he’s not able to climb walls right away,” said Dr. Vince…