With early diagnosis and treatment, the disease can be cured. People with Hansen’s disease can continue to work and lead an active life during and after treatment. Leprosy was once feared as a highly contagious and devastating disease, but now we know it doesn’t spread easily and treatment is veryRead More →
Ideally, vaccine boosters are given no sooner than necessary, but well before widespread protective immunity declines. The risks of waiting too long are obvious: as immunity wanes, the rates of infection, serious illness, and death may begin to rise. Can you get a Pfizer COVID-19 booster after receiving the ModernaRead More →
It takes time for your body to build protection after any vaccination. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second shot of the Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, or two weeks after the single-dose J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Why get vaccine if you’ve had Covid? Tafesse’s research has foundRead More →
Live attenuated vaccines contain whole bacteria or viruses which have been “weakened”(attenuated) so that they create a protective immune response but do not cause disease in healthy people. What is the difference between inactivated and attenuated vaccines? Live virus vaccines use the weakened (attenuated) form of the virus. The measles,Read More →
CDC recommends meningococcal vaccination for all preteens and teens. In certain situations, CDC also recommends other children and adults get meningococcal vaccines. Is the meningococcal vaccine required for school? Teens and young adults have higher odds of getting meningitis, so many schools now require the vaccine at some point inRead More →
Meningococcal disease can cause serious infections of the lining of the brain and spinal cord or the blood. Protection from these infections is especially important because they can quickly become very dangerous — in fact, they can be deadly in just a few hours. What are the benefits of meningococcalRead More →
Instead of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer, Moderna) or a viral vector vaccine (Johnson & Johnson), Novavax is a subunit protein vaccine. Infectious diseases expert Diana Florescu, MD, led the phase 3 clinical trial of the Novavax vaccine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). What is the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19Read More →
Aerosols are emitted by a person infected with coronavirus — even one with no symptoms — when they talk, breathe, cough, or sneeze. Another person can breathe in these aerosols and become infected with the virus. Aerosolized coronavirus can remain in the air for up to three hours. How doRead More →
The CDC recommends the following vaccines for 9-month-old babies: polio (IPV), hepatitis B, influenza (Hib), DTaP, and PCV13 (pneumococcal). Do they get shots at 9 month check up? Also music to your ears: At the 9-month visit, there will be no shots, unless your baby needs to catch up onRead More →