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News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

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<乌鸦传媒>Why ADE Hasn't Been a Problem With COVID Vaccines

Even with new variants, it's unlikely antibody-dependent enhancement will be an issue

A healthcare worker holds a box of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

<乌鸦传媒>AstraZeneca Vaccine Unfairly Under Fire Over Clot Risk?

Statistics, WHO, hematologists argue the risk isn't real

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: COVID Shot While on a Blood Thinner?

One hematologist's strategy for addressing concerns

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<乌鸦传媒>Could One mRNA COVID Shot Be Adequate for Past Infectees?

Small study shows powerful antibody response after first dose

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why Viral Vector Vaccines Don't Alter DNA

It's pretty simple -- they can't

Young boys and girls stand socially distanced in a school hallway with their female teacher

<乌鸦传媒>To Keep Schools Safe, Should Kids Be Six Feet Apart, or Three?

Also, herd immunity probably unreachable unless kids get the shots

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<乌鸦传媒>Therapeutic HIV Vax Trial Takes Its First-in-Human Steps

But long way from a true functional cure

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<乌鸦传媒>'Real-World' Data Suggest COVID Vax Cuts Asymptomatic Infection Risk

But like the real world, the reports come with many uncertainties

<乌鸦传媒>Self-Unblinding Threatens COVID Vaccine Trial

Taking antibody tests a 'small act of scientific sabotage'

<乌鸦传媒>When Can I Walk Into a Pharmacy and Get a COVID Shot?

Walgreens' Rina Shah, PharmD, on the challenges and opportunities

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: The American Psychiatric Association Sickened America

It's time to right their wrongs and move toward recovery

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<乌鸦传媒>Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Need COVID Vaccines, Lawmakers Told

Witnesses slam industry for failing to protect workers

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<乌鸦传媒>Juggling COVID Vax, MS Therapies Proves Challenging

The issue: some multiple sclerosis drugs may attenuate antibody responses to vaccination

FDA ADCOMM Ad26.COV2.S Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over a photo of a blue rubber gloved hand holding a vial

<乌鸦传媒>J&J COVID Vaccine Gets Green Light from FDA Panel

No dissent on question of whether benefits outweigh risks

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: COVID Vax Misinformation May Be Our Worst Enemy

Biden needs to stop the spread of more than just the virus

<乌鸦传媒>Can the Same Vaccines Protect Against New COVID Strains?

Questions about long-term efficacy become more insistent

The sign outside New York State鈥檚 Covid Vaccination Center at the Jacob Javits Center.

<乌鸦传媒>The Math Doesn't Add Up for COVID-19 Vaccine Access

New York state's rollout is adding headaches for providers

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Vaccine for Migraine Patients?

Headache, vaccine experts field questions from Twitter

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<乌鸦传媒>'Frustrating' Ordeal for Community Doc Seeking COVID Shot

Nearest available this week: 413 miles away, at an airport

A CDC graphic which reads: I GOT MY COVID-19 VACCINE! above two bandaids forming a check mark.

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Tribalism and Virtue Signaling in Post-COVID Vax Messaging

No one is chasing a zero-risk life

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<乌鸦传媒>Officials Investigate Physician's Death After COVID Vaccination

Onset of rare blood disorder should not be interpreted as causal, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>IBD and COVID: Kids Do Well

International registry shows older age, comorbidities are risks; anti-TNF might protect

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Throw Away Your Mask After COVID Vaccination?

Vinay Prasad says it's probably safe

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<乌鸦传媒>Will Coronavirus Variants Soon Dominate in U.S.?

CDC researchers see disturbing indicators

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Anaphylaxis Rate With COVID Vax 10 Times Greater Than for Flu Shots

But events still rare and nonfatal, and benefits outweigh risks, officials say

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Why I Refuse to Get the COVID Vaccine Right Now

America's vaccine rollout is widening socioeconomic and racial inequities

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Updates Contraindications to COVID-19 Vaccination

Casts wider net on allergic reactions to vaccine components

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Conceptualizing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

A framework for patient education

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks at a roundtable on donating plasma at the American Red Cross-National Headquarters

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Why Did Fauci Move the Herd Immunity Goal Posts?

Scientists play a dangerous game when they tailor factual statements to promote policy goals

<乌鸦传媒>How Do We Inject Confidence Into Vaccine Hesitant Americans?

"We need to really up our game in terms of communicating," says Peter Hotez, MD, PhD

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<乌鸦传媒>Most Allergic Reactions Not Enough to Nix COVID-19 Vaccine

More observation may be all that's required, even among those with history of severe reactions

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<乌鸦传媒>'We Want Them Infected'; Extra Vax Doses; Tom Cruise, Distancing Enforcer

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>Are Old Vaccines Helpful Against COVID-19?

They rev the innate immune response, which appears to play a key role in fighting COVID-19

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Docs Who Had COVID Still Get the Vaccine?

Healthcare workers consider giving up their spot in line in light of limited supply

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<乌鸦传媒>Want to Know More About mRNA Before Your COVID Jab?

A primer on the history, scope, and safety of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Gets 5 Years for Fraud; Vaccine-Hesitant Docs & Nurses; Lysol Under the Lid

This past week in healthcare investigations

A senior woman receives a vaccination from a female doctor in a nursing home

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP: HCPs, Nursing Home Residents May Get COVID Vax First

Essential workers would come next, as committee debates proposed distribution strategy

A male nurse prepares to give a senior man a vaccination

<乌鸦传媒>Who Gets COVID-19 Vax Next: Model Offers ACIP Several Options

Priorities for vaccination change, depending on public health goals

A young girl winces as a male physician gives her an immunization shot

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP OKs Changes to 2021 Vax Schedule

Includes changes to menACWY, zoster, and language about severe allergic reactions to flu vax

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<乌鸦传媒>Fluad on Par With High-Dose Flu Vax in High-Risk Seniors

Real-world data also shows higher effectiveness with adjuvanted trivalent flu vaccine vs standard

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