CDC Says US Will Transition to Trivalent Vaccines Next Flu Season
Drug Topics
MARCH 13, 2024
Since changes in vaccine composition can sometimes lead to confusion or misinformation, effective communication is crucial to promote vaccine uptake.
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Drug Topics
MARCH 13, 2024
Since changes in vaccine composition can sometimes lead to confusion or misinformation, effective communication is crucial to promote vaccine uptake.
IDStewardship
MARCH 7, 2025
Although I have practiced in the area of infectious diseases pharmacy for quite a while now, measles has not been of much clinical relevance to me beyond MMR for routine vaccination. Vaccination is the best way to prevent measles This is an obvious one, but necessary to state right out the gate. MMR is given in 2 doses.
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Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Communication and education are critical to patient confidence in emergency use authorization vaccines.
Pharmacy Times
MARCH 21, 2025
The study aims to address lingering public concerns, but its findings and communication have the potential to impact vaccine confidence and public health efforts.
STAT
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Parliament is calling for regulators to audit pharmaceutical companies that have made misleading statements to the public about their Covid-19 vaccines. The oversight body noted the communications had not been subject to the regulatory approval process. A member of the U.K.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM, MBCM, FACSc; review what encompasses a bivalent vaccine and give their perspective on how to communicate the role of the vaccine in optimizing protection for patients. Wendy Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP; Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD; and Rodney E.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 10, 2023
Approximately 57% of individuals who were shown a flowchart of the FDA vaccine approval process were very or somewhat likely to recommend a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to a pregnant family member or friend compared to only 40% of those who were not shown the process.
pharmaphorum
APRIL 12, 2021
Humans are diverse and communications to engage us need to be inclusive. Page & Page’s Lisa Jane Lishman outlines why communication and the strategies behind it need to be more personal to ensure that people – whoever they are – feel valued and respected. Today, people are culturally, socially, and demographically diverse.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Wendy Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP, leads a discussion on the challenges subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 present in terms of vaccination and approaching optimal communication to the public surrounding vaccination.
STAT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
But he also revealed his pain at seeing people spurn mRNA Covid vaccines developed with breathtaking speed and lamented that he and other health officials failed to communicate the ever-changing science behind Covid recommendations. 16 for the 21st Health Coverage Fellowship held at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.
Pharmacy Times
JULY 22, 2022
Pharmacists discuss the impacts of inaccuracy on vaccine hesitancy and offer communication strategies for conversations with patients.
pharmaphorum
MAY 19, 2022
The likelihood of long COVID symptoms was found to decrease after COVID-19 vaccination, and evidence pointed to an even greater improvement after a second dose. However, the authors say more data is needed before vaccination can be considered a treatment for the condition.
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Amid the turmoil and the race to not only find a vaccine but also help to care for those who are battling the long-term effects of COVID-19, healthcare organisations need to sharpen their communication skills. Good, empathetic design allows the science to shine.
European Pharmaceutical Review
MARCH 6, 2023
The first clinical trial of any subunit tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in a temperature-stable form has found that ID93+GLA-SE, a freeze-dried vaccine, was safe. The recombinant subunit vaccine is made from four proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria combined with GLA-SE, an immune-stimulating adjuvant.
European Pharmaceutical Review
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Many of today’s vaccines are produced in ready-to-inject liquid formulations that must be kept cold to maintain stability. However, this greatly complicates both the worldwide distribution and stockpiling of vaccines and other drugs. A requisite cold chain has been designed and implemented to be uninterrupted from factory to patient.
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 27, 2023
The analysis, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates glycan trimming also keeps the antibody response away from immunodominant glucan holes and patches.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
Patient fears can be mitigated by pharmacists who use targeted communication strategies to bolster acceptance.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 31, 2022
It is becoming increasingly important for people all over the world to understand the importance of vaccines and to have access to the vaccines they need – especially with digital innovation driving new vaccine development. Pfizer’s Josh Raysman, Saad Saeed, and Shanaya Deboo discuss vaccine awareness, access, and innovation.
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
GenScript ProBio has announced a strategic collaboration with RVAC Medicines to manufacture GMP-grade plasmid DNA (pDNA) for the latter’s RVM-V001, an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine candidate. The post GenScript ProBio and RVAC partner for Covid-19 vaccine pDNA appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 20, 2021
Laboratory studies have confirmed that antibodies stimulated by Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine can neutralise the new, more transmissible variant of SARS-CoV-2 identified in the UK. That suggests that patients could get SARS-CoV-2 twice, but also that the current crop of vaccines may not be as effective.
pharmaphorum
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Tik Tok is unlikely to spring to mind as a source of reliable information about complex issues, but scientists are using it to fly the flag for COVID-19 vaccines and other health topics. When we talk about vaccines as health professionals, people who are vehemently anti-vaccine can take it out of context for their agenda.
European Pharmaceutical Review
AUGUST 15, 2022
According to Reuters , Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon have either run out of or are close to running out of vaccines to protect children against the deadly rotavirus infection following undisclosed “manufacturing challenges” at GSK. We are witnessing the largest sustained drop in childhood immunisation in a generation.
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 20, 2023
RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The mRNA vaccine candidates will help reduce the chances of autoimmune responses that might lead to allergic conditions or serious autoimmune diseases.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Carrie Koenigsfeld, PharmD, FAPhA, discusses her experience with concerns and perceptions contributing to RSV vaccine hesitancy among older adults, such as safety, efficacy, necessity, awareness, and cost, and she explores how pharmacists can effectively counsel patients and caregivers about RSV vaccines while tailoring communication strategies to (..)
Pharmafile
JANUARY 23, 2023
Indian biotech company Bharat Biotech plans to launch its new intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC on the 26 January 2023 ‒ the vaccine is the first of its kind to be developed in India. read more
Pharmafile
MARCH 2, 2023
Yesterday, GSK shared that an advisory committee from the FDA voted in support of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate for older adults. This support is ahead of an official FDA approval for the company’s vaccine. GSK has shared that a final decision is expected to be made by the FDA ahead of the 3 May. read more
Pharmacy Times
MARCH 22, 2025
Pharmacists can empower patient RSV vaccination through strategic communication and personalized care.
Digital Pharmacist
AUGUST 21, 2023
The most effective preventive measure against the flu is getting an annual flu vaccine. Getting Vaccinated for the Flu The CDC says ideally, everyone who is eligible for a flu vaccine should be vaccinated by the end of October – the ideal time to get vaccinated being September or October.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 5, 2022
A COVID-19 vaccine that could work against multiple variants of the coronavirus – developed by US biotech Gritstone bio – has generated encouraging immune response data in its first clinical trial. “But it may be; and if it doesn’t other novel vaccines with similar benefits may well take on this role.”
Pharmaceutical Technology
DECEMBER 21, 2022
This Moderna Innovation and Technology Centre (MITC) is expected to offer access to a locally produced future mRNA vaccine portfolio against respiratory viruses, subject to regulatory evaluation and licensure. Additionally, the centre is anticipated to have to capacity to make up to 250 million doses of vaccines per year.
Pharmafile
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
A new malaria vaccine could be pivotal in the fight against the deadly disease. This vaccine has been developed by members of the University of Oxford team behind the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab. read more.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 4, 2021
Germany has decided that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine should be approved for use in the over-65s after all, reversing its earlier restriction in that age group. . France has said the vaccine can be used in people aged up to 74, rather than the entire over 65s age group. million doses unused.
Pharmafile
JANUARY 13, 2023
The FDA, along with Taiwanese medical institutions, have been evaluating Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, questioning the CDC’s omission of known severe “adverse events of special interest” (AESIs) which appeared in post-vaccination studies. read more. read more.
Pharmafile
DECEMBER 23, 2022
BioNTech has announced the start of its new first-in-human phase 1 trial for BNT165b1, a candidate from its programme which aims to develop a multi-antigen malaria vaccine.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 20, 2021
One in 11 adults aged over 65 have reported a lack of willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a US-based survey. of participants reported they were very willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, 27.8% Further work is also needed to identify why different demographic groups have differing attitudes to the vaccine.
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 12, 2022
Half a million people in the UK with conditions like blood cancer that prevents them being protected from COVID-19 vaccines are facing another winter shielding, because the government has shelved plans to offer treatment with AstraZeneca’s antibody therapy Evusheld. — Kidney Care UK (@kidneycareuk) August 12, 2022.
IDStewardship
MAY 12, 2023
For example in infectious diseases we have things like tropical medicine, travel vaccines, microbiology breakpoints, immunocompromised hosts, infection prevention, and regulatory requirements. Establish an open line of communication with your residency program director Different strokes for different folks!
STAT
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
We accept all manner of confidential communications and secret dossiers … New diabetes and weight loss drugs may benefit patients undergoing hip replacement without adding to complication risks , Reuters reports, citing preliminary data released at a meeting of orthopedic surgeons. Meanwhile, here are a few tidbits to digest.
The Checkup by Singlecare
APRIL 6, 2023
Vaccines have been an essential part of protecting public health for decades. However, despite the overwhelming evidence for their effectiveness and safety, there has been an increasing trend of vaccine hesitancy in recent years. What is vaccine hesitancy? Are there any long-term risks with vaccines?
Pharmaceutical Technology
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
in a project agreement from the US government for developing self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) vaccine technology against advanced and emergent viral threats. Development of vaccines to Phase I trials under the five-year $59m prototype project comprises additional $28.4m in milestone payments.
Digital Pharmacist
AUGUST 8, 2023
In this blog, we will explore what pharmacies should know about the recent surge in COVID-19, the co-occurrence of Flu and RSV, and the significance of vaccinations and testing in controlling these infections. Vaccinating For Respiratory Viruses in 2023 Vaccination remains the most potent tool in combating severe illness from these viruses.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 8, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccines are hastily deployed in the UK for priority groups, a debate rages over the government’s controversial strategy to delay time between vaccine doses. When the UK announced the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, it marked an exciting moment for the nation.
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
RSV researchers at major pharmaceutical companies are currently working to develop new RSV drugs to beat future waves of RSV infection and gain the first RSV vaccine FDA approval. Pharmaceutical companies are pushing to develop drugs and vaccines for RSV with these populations in mind.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 8, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccines are hastily deployed in the UK for priority groups, a debate rages over the government’s controversial strategy to delay time between vaccine doses. When the UK announced the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, it marked an exciting moment for the nation.
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