Setting and Data We used data collected between January 3 and February 18, 2022, when the omicron variant was predominant in Israel,13 to emulate a target trial evaluating the effectiveness of a fourth vaccine dose as compared with three vaccine doses. We analyzed data from Clalit Health Services (CHS), the […]
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CDC on Benefits of a Later 2nd Vaccine Dose; Long COVID’s Link to Mental Health; and More
CDC: Some Can Benefit from Extended Time Between 1st and 2nd COVID Vaccine Doses Some people can safely increase the time interval between first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines — from three weeks to as long as eight weeks, according to new guidance from the […]
Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 Vaccine after Recovery from Covid-19
Our study showed that receipt of the BNT162b2 vaccine in patients who had recovered from Covid-19 was associated with substantially lower reinfection rates. These results are consistent with data from studies that have shown strong immunologic responses to vaccination in previously infected persons.11,19 Although vaccine effectiveness was lower among patients […]
Anti-aging vaccine clears out dysfunctional cells that cause disease
Many of the all-too-familiar symptoms of aging can be attributed to a build-up of senescent cells, those which have stopped dividing. In a new study, researchers in Japan have identified a protein specific to these cells and developed a vaccine that can clear them away, with tests on mice reducing […]