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Elderly with few antibodies may need an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Study

Medical Xpress

The new mRNA vaccines have just as good a protective effect against COVID-19 for the very oldest as for younger people. This is evident in a study at Umeå University, where researchers have followed individuals in special housing around Sweden. The research is published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe.

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PCORI approves $11 million for studies to boost COVID-19 vaccination among long-term care workers

Scienmag

Results could help boost immunization rates during and beyond pandemic among key health care workers WASHINGTON, DC — Two new studies comparing ways to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates that were approved for nearly $11 million in new funding today by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) aim to reduce high rates of vaccine (..)

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COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

The Pharma Data

With more than 336,000 COVID-19 deaths nationwide last year, researchers decided to examine the pandemic’s impact on life expectancy. She is a postdoctoral fellow in gerontology at the university. The researchers project the gap between Black Americans and white Americans to widen from 3.6 FRIDAY, Jan. years, to 77.48

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Pandemic Precautions: The TV News You Watch Might Matter

The Pharma Data

New research suggests that the media Americans consume matters when these decisions are made. Researchers analyzed data from more than 4,800 U.S. Compared to CNN, Fox News “consistently downplayed the danger of the virus for the sake of political interest,” the researchers said in a journal news release.