August 31, 2023 General information Nearly half of dog owners are hesitant to vaccinate their pets. Some believe their dogs will develop autism. I kid you not.
June 16, 2023 Cancer/Oncology Experimental vaccine shows promise in delaying the return of aggressive brain tumor, glioblastoma.
January 19, 2023 Allergy/Immunology Quebec man with debilitating skin condition needs some compassion from the Quebec Government to cover the cost of the medication (that is working) whether or not it was vaccine-related to help him resume a normal life. But they do not seem to care.
November 23, 2022 Neurology Many hypotheses under investigation to understand what leads to dementia. Creating a preventative vaccine will be difficult and take time because we need to test these hypotheses to determine why and how this occurs.
November 9, 2022 Allergy/Immunology Researchers seek to understand why vaccine responses vary from person to person
October 18, 2022 Vaccines BioNTech founders say their company is working on adapting mRNA technology to produce cancer-fighting vaccines. They hope to have something by 2030.
August 16, 2022 Health Policy New Moderna BA.1 variant vaccine approved for use in UK. We will likely see BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariant versions here as U.S. FDA wants the latter versions included in any vaccine submitted for their approval.
August 10, 2022 Allergy/Immunology A vaccine for Lyme disease is in its Phase 3 trial. Results to date show efficacy and safety. If trial is successful, official authorization expected in 2025.
January 5, 2022 Health Policy UK chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation comments on how misinformation has costs lives in Africa and “at some point, society has to open up” but “winter is probably not the best time” to do so.
December 23, 2021 Clinical Research New Ottawa Public Health self-isolation requirements are based on lack of COVID testing tools. Understandable, but for most, not practical. And, “The One Vaccine to Rule Them All” is a phase 1 study. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.