Vaccines are your first line of defence for people of all ages and across a wide spectrum of diseases. This is accomplished by building the body’s natural immunity against some of the deadliest diseases, with herd immunity taking over once…
British Columbians over the age of 60 who have not tested positive for COVID-19 are being encouraged to get another booster shot this spring. In a slight deviation from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, B.C. provincial health officer Dr.…
OSF HealthCare pulmonary critical care physician, Jared Meeker, answers the question: Does vaccination work to combat a respiratory illness, even one with animal reservoirs? Learn more at https://www.osfhealthcare.org/vaccine. – We have some more emerging evidence now. For example, there was…
Discover how mRNA vaccines help your immune system fight viral infections and how this decades-old technology was used to create COVID-19 vaccines. — In the 20th century, most vaccines took over a decade to research, test, and produce. But the…
How long can a virus keep attacking me – especially when I’ve been previously infected? How long do my antibodies survive in my blood? How long does a vaccine defend my immune system against an intruder? Scientists are grappling with…
As COVID-19 vaccines become more available across the United States, we are heading toward herd immunity. What is it, when will it happen and what can we expect? A Cleveland Clinic doctor explains. Video: David Caraccio More from The Sacramento…
