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They Came for a Caribbean Escape, and Stayed for COVID Shots

St. Croix rides wave of vaccine tourism

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What to Tell Patients With Rheumatic/Musculoskeletal Diseases About COVID Vaccines

New guidance from the American College of Rheumatology

Why Women Experience COVID and the Vaccines Differently Than Men

It's chromosomal and hormonal, and maybe sociocultural too

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AstraZeneca Vax Flops Against South African Variant in Early Trial

But jury still out as to whether it prevents severe disease from the variant

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Why ADE Hasn't Been a Problem With COVID Vaccines

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

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AstraZeneca Vaccine Unfairly Under Fire Over Clot Risk?

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

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Op-Ed: COVID Shot While on a Blood Thinner?

One hematologist's strategy for addressing concerns

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Could One mRNA COVID Shot Be Adequate for Past Infectees?

Small study shows powerful antibody response after first dose

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Here's Why Viral Vector Vaccines Don't Alter DNA

It's pretty simple -- they can't

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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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Therapeutic HIV Vax Trial Takes Its First-in-Human Steps

But long way from a true functional cure

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'Real-World' Data Suggest COVID Vax Cuts Asymptomatic Infection Risk

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

Self-Unblinding Threatens COVID Vaccine Trial

Taking antibody tests a 'small act of scientific sabotage'

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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Op-Ed: The American Psychiatric Association Sickened America

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

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Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Need COVID Vaccines, Lawmakers Told

Witnesses slam industry for failing to protect workers

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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

J&J COVID Vaccine Gets Green Light from FDA Panel

No dissent on question of whether benefits outweigh risks

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Op-Ed: COVID Vax Misinformation May Be Our Worst Enemy

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

Can the Same Vaccines Protect Against New COVID Strains?

Questions about long-term efficacy become more insistent

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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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COVID Vaccine for Migraine Patients?

Headache, vaccine experts field questions from Twitter

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'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.

Op-Ed: Tribalism and Virtue Signaling in Post-COVID Vax Messaging

No one is chasing a zero-risk life

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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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IBD and COVID: Kids Do Well

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

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Op-Ed: Throw Away Your Mask After COVID Vaccination?

Vinay Prasad says it's probably safe

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Will Coronavirus Variants Soon Dominate in U.S.?

CDC researchers see disturbing indicators

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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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Op-Ed: Why I Refuse to Get the COVID Vaccine Right Now

America's vaccine rollout is widening socioeconomic and racial inequities

CDC Updates Contraindications to COVID-19 Vaccination

Casts wider net on allergic reactions to vaccine components

VACCINATION? over an illustration of YES and NO signs between a syringe and vial and a frightened looking woman

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

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

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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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

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

'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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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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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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Want to Know More About mRNA Before Your COVID Jab?

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

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Doc Gets 5 Years for Fraud; Vaccine-Hesitant Docs & Nurses; Lysol Under the Lid

This past week in healthcare investigations

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