October 18, 2021 Allergy/Immunology Allergists say some vaccine reactions are not allergy-mediated and past reactions to non-COVID vaccines are to compounds not found in mRNA vaccine. Also, unlikely to have allergy to mRNA vaccine if no past reaction to Tylenol and cough syrup.
September 28, 2021 Allergy/Immunology Researchers start the trek to figure out the biological mechanism how COVID infections lead to autoimmune disease even after recovery. First clues found that may lead to understanding Long-COVID. More to come. #GoScience #VaccinesWork
September 14, 2021 Allergy/Immunology We are not seeing ‘waning immunity’ in fully vaccinated people to date. Some require the 3rd dose specific medical or medication reasons. The intricacies of our immune system are astounding and fascinating. #vaccineswork
August 23, 2021 Allergy/Immunology AstraZeneca is soon to publish results from its pre-exposure prophylaxis trial about anti-Covid antibodies given IM to people with comorbid states that reduce the immune response from vaccines. Reduced severe symptomatic risk (relative) by 77%.
August 6, 2021 Allergy/Immunology Retrospective study finds that the flu vaccine has benefits against severe effects of COVID-19. How it does this remains unknown but if true, it will be fascinating and enlightening to figure out how our immune response works in this setting.
July 19, 2021 Allergy/Immunology Review of available evidence indicates that compounds within cleaning products may contribute to the development of childhood allergies and not the elimination of the microbes/allergens. In short, they say the hygiene hypothesis is incorrect.
June 29, 2021 Allergy/Immunology Much ado about coffee (another observational study about it, please make it stop) with apologies to the Bard. Let’s move on to a more relevant study that shows mRNA vaccines produce long-term persistent immunity. #VaccinesWork
June 14, 2021 Allergy/Immunology What should your #seconddose of #covidvaccine be if 1st was AZ? Factors include wait-time/availability, Delta variant prevalence, occupational risks, and study evidence. Answer seems to leaning to Pfizer or Moderna as 2nd dose of choice.
June 4, 2021 Allergy/Immunology Pfizer vaccine recipients have lower neutralizing antibodies targeting delta variant up to three months after first dose. Outcome data needed to determine if this translates into less efficacy. Study concludes second dose interval needs to be shortened.
June 3, 2021 Allergy/Immunology Study concludes that there was no evidence to support vitamin D supplementation in the general population would improve COVID-19 outcomes.