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Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 11, 2023 Source:Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial Reference:Personalized RNA neoantigen vaccines stimulate T cells in pancreatic cancer
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Moderna and Merck report that a new mRNA anti-cancer vaccine under investigation used in combination with standard therapy to treat stage IV melanoma reduces risk of relapse compared to standard therapy alone.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 14, 2022 Source:Experimental mRNA cancer vaccine with immunotherapy reduces risk of melanoma returning, preliminary study finds Reference: Awaiting data release and publication
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Rapid Covid-19 antigen tests to be sent to the homes of Ontario’s 2.2 million school children for the Christmas break. And Health Canada approves Pfizer vaccine for 5 to 11 year-olds.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 19, 2021 Source:Ontario to send rapid antigen tests home with all 2.2 million school children for winter breakCanada authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine for kids
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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.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 18, 2021 Source:Vaccine allergy? Experts say most past reactions not valid reason for exemptions
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No, COVID vaccines do not cause infertility. Fantastic commentary by @DrJenGunter dismantles the misinformation and provides the evidence to refute same. #VaccinesWork #GoScience
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 5, 2021 Source:How Can We Be Sure Vaccination against COVID-19 Doesn’t Cause Infertility?
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Retracted Canadian study that reported 1/1000 risk of myocarditis from mRNA vaccine weaponized by anti-vaccination websites despite data correction by the authors to 1/25,000. Review system worked to uncover error but damage now done.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 27, 2021 Source:A Canadian COVID-19 study that turned out to be wrong has spread like wildfire among anti-vaxxers
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Singapore MOH: Avoid strenuous physical activities 1 week after your COVID vaccine for fear that you will suffer a heart attack/myocarditis based on one incident of a 16 yo boy who was exceeding his weight lifting limit. Precautionary principle alert!
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 8, 2021 Source:Avoid swimming, jogging first week after COVID jabs, housework safe: MOH
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Reports of myocarditis in Ontario not exceeding expected background rate. Correlation to mRNA vaccines noted but causation yet to be verified. Public disclosure and transparency with risk in context is necessary even if uncertain. No one wants surprises.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 7, 2021 Source:Heart institute seeing patients with rare condition possibly linked to mRNA vaccines
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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
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 29, 2021 Source:Drinking any coffee reduces the risk of liver disease, study findsPfizer and Moderna Vaccines Likely to Produce Lasting Immunity, Study Finds Reference:All coffee types decrease the risk of adverse clinical outcomes in chronic liver disease: a UK Biobank studySARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines induce persistent human germinal centre responses