Tag: vaccination
COVID-19 booster shots for Indonesia after 50% vaccination mark
Indonesia plans to administer booster shots for COVID-19 to the public as soon as 50% of its population has been fully vaccinated, said health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin. Given for free, Budi said the plan will prioritise the elderly and […]
Serious cardiovascular events risk increased with the flu, US research finds
Coming down with the flu increases the risk of serious or fatal cardiovascular events, especially for patients predisposed to the condition. While getting the influenza vaccine can reduce this risk, influenza (flu) vaccination rates continue to remain low despite higher […]
COVID-19 vaccination safe for mothers-to-be, says Malaysian fertility specialist
Amid a robust COVID-19 vaccination programme in Malaysia, there are still people who are wary of the vaccine, pregnant mothers and those trying to conceive included. Dr. Sumithra Devi Valiapan, fertility specialist at Kuala Lumpur-based Sunfert International Fertility Centre (Sunfert), […]
Antibodies against COVID-19 vary with vaccination vs natural infection
New research conducted at Rockefeller’s Laboratory of Molecular Immunology in New York suggests a natural infection may induce maturation of antibodies with broader activity than that conferred by an [mRNA] vaccination. While vaccination produces greater amounts of circulating antibodies than […]
COVID-19 vaccination effective against delta variant, researchers say
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSTL) have found that the delta variant of the virus causing COVID-19 is not more resistant to antibodies elicited by vaccination. According to WUSTL associate professor of medicine Dr. Jacco […]
COVID-19 funds worth RM1.5 mil introduced in Malaysia for added vaccination security
Life insurance provider Sun Life Malaysia (Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad and Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Berhad), a joint venture by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and Khazanah Nasional Berhad, have come up with two new COVID-19 funds worth […]
New vaccination strategy could better help the body fight off UTIs
A urinary tract infection (UTI) can be painful, pesky and persistent. While oral drugs may help, bacteria responsible for the UTI – which primarily afflicts women – never fully clears from the bladder, and may cause chronic infection. Scientists at […]