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Colorado has most normal respiratory virus season since start of pandemic, but…
Colorado has wrapped up its first relatively ordinary respiratory disease season since the pandemic began, with no unusually large or…
CDC to end free COVID vaccine program for uninsured early
A federal program providing free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured and underinsured adults is shutting down this summer, before the fall rollout…
C.D.C. Warns of a Resurgence of Mpox
With Pride events scheduled worldwide over the coming weeks, U.S. officials are bracing for a return of mpox, the infectious disease formerly…
How many people did we save with social distancing and COVID vaccines?…
Before the first COVID-19 vaccine became available, Americans radically changed their behavior to avoid getting the virus by social distancing…
A dose of reality on adult vaccinations
The number of children who received their routine vaccinations declined during the pandemic, so public health officials have been focusing…
Data: Heart-failure patients have 82% better odds of living longer if vaccinated…
The first study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in a large population of adult heart-failure patients suggests that vaccinated participants are…
Your immune system needs exercise. Immunizations provide the training program.
Don’t let COVID-19 be an obstacle to your health: your immune system needs exercise just like your body. Running a…
What You Need to Know About Hep B Vaccination and Pregnancy
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is extremely common. About 296 million peopleTrusted Source worldwide are currently HBV-positive, and 0.7–0.9%Trusted Source of pregnant women in…
Bird flu has spread to cows in Colorado. Is avian influenza a…
The bird flu has arrived in Colorado, and while it doesn’t represent anywhere near the threat that COVID-19 did at…
How mRNA vaccines could be personalized cancer cures
An expanding pipeline of vaccines is giving patients new hope against some of the deadliest cancers, by training the body’s…
The simple intervention that could boost your health in old age
Vaccines have transformed children’s lives by protecting them against debilitating and life-threatening illnesses. But they could have a similarly transformative…
Study reveals how COVID-19 vaccines prevent severe disease
A study by scientists at the University of Oxford, has unveiled crucial insights into the way that COVID-19 vaccines mitigate…
Flu vs COVID: Stark Disparity in Vaccination and Deaths
In the first half of 2023, COVID-19 killed 42,670 people in the United States, while the flu killed about half that amount….
Two possible bird flu vaccines could be available within weeks, if needed
The U.S. has two vaccines ready should the strain of bird flu circulating in dairy cows begin spreading easily to…
Pasteurization inactivates H5N1 bird flu in milk, new FDA and academic studies…
Extensive testing of pasteurized commercially purchased milk and other dairy products from 38 states has found no evidence of live…