Category: Vaccines

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People often express concerns about routine immunizations causing adverse reactions. Panagis Galiatsatos, a critical care expert at Johns Hopkins and community medicine advocate, says it’s always a good idea to manage your own expectations by becoming educated on what common …

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Do you know about the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System, or VAERS? This organization tracks and investigates bad reactions people have after receiving a vaccine. Pharmacist Victoria DeJaco at Johns Hopkins says both you and the provider who administered the …

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If you’re an older adult or someone with chronic disease, now is a good time to consider getting vaccinated for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. That’s according to Johns Hopkins pharmacist Victoria DeJaco. Dejaco: It used to be that people …

Respiratory infection season is almost upon us, and older people in particular should pay attention to their vaccine status, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Being up to date on vaccines should be on the college prep list, says pharmacist Victoria DeJaco at Johns Hopkins. Dejaco: Definitely gonna want COVID or flu because those generally are going to be more prevalent. The season is going …

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Shingles is a skin infection that results from reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox. It can occur in areas like the eye where it may compromise vision, and is also associated with persistent and unremitting pain at the …

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Vaccines against human papilloma virus or HPV have been shown to dramatically reduce the rates of cervical cancer among recipients, data over decades now shows. Vaccine expert Anna Durbin at Johns Hopkins says males who receive the vaccine also reap …

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Among the many advances seen while Covid was rampant, mRNA vaccines stand out. That’s according to Anna Durbin, a vaccine expert at Johns Hopkins. Durbin: These mRNA vaccines are very safe. mRNA itself the way it's presented to you it's …

After billions of doses, mRNA vaccines have demonstrated their safety, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »