4-strain meningococcal vaccine tied to reduction in invasive meningitis cases, deaths
A modeling study estimates the MenACWY vaccine prevented 500 cases of invasive meningococcal disease in US adolescents from 2005 to 2021.
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CDC expands avian flu testing for farm workers, notes 7% infection rate in those exposed to infected cows
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Trial shows safety of getting COVID, flu vaccines at same time
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 Results from a randomized control trial published yesterday in JAMA Network Open show that participants who received mRNA COVID-19 and…
CDC expands avian flu testing for farm workers, notes 7% infection rate in those exposed to infected cows
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 An eagerly anticipated serology study in farm workers exposed to H5N1-infected dairy cattle shows that 7% had antibodies suggesting prior…