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AI-Designed Coronavirus Vaccine Clears First Human Safety Trial
Researchers have reported the first human trial of a vaccine whose active component was designed entirely by computer simulations.
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FDA Blocks COVID and Shingles Vaccine Studies
The Food and Drug Administration has prevented publication of multiple government-funded safety studies on widely used COVID-19 vaccines and the shingles vaccine Shingrix, prompting…
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Spring COVID-19 Boosters for Millions at Risk
The NHS spring COVID-19 vaccination programme starts this week, offering potentially lifesaving protection to millions of older people and those with weakened immune systems.
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RSV Vaccine Eligibility Expanded to Millions of Older Adults
The NHS has widened its RSV vaccination programme, making the jab available to all adults aged 80 and over and to residents of older adult care homes — an expansion that extends…
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Judge Blocks HHS Changes to Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
A federal judge has struck down new childhood vaccination guidance issued in January by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under Health Secretary Robert F.
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Early planning cuts ambulance handover times
Ambulance handovers were more than two minutes faster on average in January, despite it being the busiest January since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NHS strained by norovirus surge and cold snap
The NHS is under sustained winter strain as the country approaches another cold spell, with hospitals seeing their busiest mid‑January activity since before the pandemic.
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Catch a Bargain, Not a Bug: NHS High-Street Jabs
NHS teams across the country are stepping up winter flu vaccination efforts this week, bringing jabs closer to shoppers ahead of Christmas.
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Fire station pop-ups to curb flu 'wildfire'
This half term parents can take children to receive flu vaccinations at community pop-up clinics, including sessions being held at fire stations, as the NHS intensifies its winter…
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Azelastine Nasal Spray May Reduce COVID-19 and Cold Risk
A common over-the-counter allergy nasal spray containing azelastine (sold as Astepro, Astelin) appeared to lower the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and other respiratory viruses in a…
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CDC Panel Revises Childhood Vaccine Guidance, Narrows COVID Rules
Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill publicly suggested separating the combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine into three single-antigen shots, urging manufacturers via a post on X to…
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Should You Get a Flu Vaccine This Fall?
Health officials recommend that nearly everyone who is eligible get a flu vaccine this fall, even though some forecasts suggest the 2025–2026 season may be less severe than the…