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Effectiveness of Hepatitis B Vaccine and Tenofovir
Is there an effective vaccine available for Hepatitis B, and how effective is Tenofovir as a treatment for chronic Hepatitis B?
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Is there any evidence to say the COVID vaccine can cause long COVID symptoms?
I saw a video of Dr. Jordon Vaughn's speaking before Congress saying he believes that the COVID vaccine can cause long COVID symptoms. I was hoping someone can shed some light on this claim from a ...
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WHO rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for previously vaccinated
Who document https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376632/B09018-eng.pdf?sequence=1 says:
"If the patient has ever received any rabies vaccination before, ask the patient when they have ...
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What is the effectiveness of the Gardasil Vaccine after 1 or 2 or 3 doses?
What is the effectiveness of the Gardasil Vaccine on various dose schedules? How does it vary with age?
The Public Health Agency of Canada updated it’s immunization guide, National Advisory Committee ...
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Why is post exposure vaccines given for some diseases & why does it work?
A vaccine essentially simulates an infection so that our body produces antibodies against it & thus helps when we actually get infected in the future.
But for some diseases, we see post exposure ...
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CDC Temperature Requirement for Vaccines
We're facing a problem within several health facilities regarding vaccines storage.
The CDC requirement for vaccines is to be kept in the 36°F - 46°F (2°C - 8°C) range, or equivalently, in the 41+-5°F ...
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Can you get shingles if you never have had chickenpox but got the chickenpox vaccine?
Some sources say it's possible, while others say the opposite. The following links are just some of the examples. But in theory you need to have had chickenpox first before you can get shingles. Isn't ...
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is Typhim Vi a live vaccine?
I have contacted 2 local pharmacies, one informed me Typhim Vi is a live vaccine, while the other one told me it is not. I have searched online and was not able to find a conclusive answer.
CDC only ...
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Can patients receive SHINGRIX together with TWINRIX or AREXVY?
Can patients receive SHINGRIX (Recombinant Adjuvanted Zoster Vaccine) together with other vaccines? Specifically either:
TWINRIX (Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B Recombinant Vaccine)
AREXVY (...
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How would you properly interpret this graph? [closed]
I recently came across this article and I am having a hard time trying to properly interpret this graph. The graph is pictured below. Below that is the actual link to the article. I appreciate any ...
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Are there any covid-19 vaccine side effects that can't be gained from a covid infection?
Some side effects from a covid vaccine are caused by the patient's immune system's response to the vaccine - for example myocarditis (source 1, source 2) - which will therefore also occur from a covid ...
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What does negative vaccine efficacy mean in the attached article?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8816388/pdf/main.pdf
In the above article in figure 2, which is on page 8, the diagram shows vaccine effectiveness over time. At a certain breakpoint, it ...
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Did 79% of pregnancies in an early COVID-19 vaccine study result in loss?
I just came across a paper published last year concerning the safety of covid 19 vaccines in pregnant women. I read the following sentence in the abstract:
Among 3958 participants enrolled in the v-...
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Does a shorter COVID-19 vaccination interval increase efficacy of booster vaccines?
In performing research on COVID-19 vaccines, I came across this WebMD article regarding the efficacy of bivalent boosters against recent COVID-19 variants.
The article includes a quote from Dr. Hana ...
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What makes it hard to develop vaccines for Syphilis and Gonorrhea?
Hope my question is more specific than Why are some viruses harder to make vaccines for?
Both Syphilis and Gonorrhea are caused by bacterial infection, rather than virus like HIV or COVID, which ...
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