While extremely rare, it is important to be prepared in case of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT). This condition only occurs in 14.2 of every million COVID-19 vaccine doses,…
As reported in World Pharmaa Today, Valneva SE is a specialty vaccine company in the business of the creation and distribution of prophylactic vaccines that treat infectious diseases with serious…
If you could be vaccinated against serious conditions via nose drops, would you take that option? Well, it could one day be a possibility. According to New Atlas, scientists from…
According to MedPage Today, the FDA sent a letter to the manufacturer of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Monday containing a warning about its link to Guillain-Barre syndrome…
A new study, funded by the NIH and conducted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), is working to assess allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines. The trial will include individuals between…
Two new reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) have been documented in response to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Previously, published papers have documented 4 cases in England and 7 cases in…
Written by Kevin Schnurr A renal patient seeks clarity amidst ongoing, conflicting reports. It’s not every day I’m constantly reminded of my status as someone post-organ transplant, but…
Now that there are FDA-approved vaccines for COVID-19, millions are flocking to get their doses. A very small portion of these people are now experiencing myocarditis, and 18-year-old Evan Morud…
Molly Ringwald, the star of a number of classics from the 80's, is the spokesperson for the National Meningitis Foundation's new 16 Vaccines campaign. The campaign focuses on the second…
The Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine was welcomed as the third alternative to Moderna and Pfizer vaccines but with even more perks. It was a one-time shot that used “viral…
According to Drug Target Reviews, there may be an emerging vaccination effective against preventing Zika virus infection. Though many cases are mild, the infection can cause severe birth defects and…
It's been almost a full year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we've learned a lot about the novel coronavirus since then. For one, we now know that…
One of the biggest concerns associated with the COVID-19 vaccines has been their effect on rare disease patients. There has been minimal research into this topic, leading many to be…
Many people have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, a number of them pertaining to the speed at which it was developed and approved. Rare disease patients are no exceptions. Barbra…
For the last year, COVID-19 has dominated the headlines. The viral pandemic, present in over 200 countries and territories across the globe, is responsible for 86.7 million cases worldwide,…
For most of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has dominated the headlines. What began earlier this year has transformed into a viral crisis with 69.8 million cases worldwide. To stifle the…
The entire world has been waiting for a vaccine for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in March. In response, a number of pharmaceutical companies have entered the race…
According to an article in Biospace, CureVac of Boston, MA, with headquarters in Tübingen, Germany, just announced interim results from its Phase 1 study evaluating CVnCoV, a vaccine candidate against…
Currently, there are a number of vaccines for COVID-19 that are being investigated, one of which is AZD1222. The trial was paused back in September when a participant became ill…
Medical professionals are constantly looking for treatments that will halt or even reverse the progression of Alzheimer's disease, and a new vaccine called E22W42 may be a large step in…
While Lyme disease is one of the better known tick-borne illnesses, many people might not know about Powassan virus. This flavivirus, common in both Russia and North America, is found…
Each and every day, the medical community (and the world) learn more about COVID-19. What began as a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China has turned into a global pandemic…
If you could take a vaccine to prevent disease progression, would you? Well, researchers recently tested the efficacy of such a vaccine for patients with Parkinson's disease. The experimental and…
According to Business Insider, cases of COVID-19 and deaths attributed to it are rising rapidly. The pandemic was officially declared on March 10th, just about one month ago. At the…
According to an article in The Asahi Shimbun, Japanese scientists have developed a new vaccine to mitigate neuronal degeneration caused by Alzheimer's disease. The vaccine, delivered nasally, had promising results…
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