Studies show efficacy, safety of Jynneos vaccine against mpox (Studies show efficacy, safety of Jynneos vaccine against mpox)
Mpox cases were 9.6 times higher among unvaccinated men compared to those who had received two vaccine doses, and 7.4 times higher than in those who had received only the first dose.
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FDA OKs updated COVID booster for kids as young as 6 months (FDA OKs updated COVID booster for kids as young as 6 months)
The expanded EUA awaits a CDC action and comes amid rising respiratory virus activity heading into the winter holidays.
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Antivirals—not monoclonal antibodies—neutralize Omicron BQ.1.1, XBB (Antivirals—not monoclonal antibodies—neutralize Omicron BQ.1.1, XBB )
The BQ.1.1 and XBB SARS-CoV-2 subvariants evade monoclonal antibodies but not the antiviral drugs remdesivir, molnupiravir, and Paxlovid.
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