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COVID-19 Vaccines with Dr. Forest Arnold

Louisville Lectures

Forest Arnold returns to present "COVID-19 Vaccines: Wows and Woes" today on Louisville Lectures. In this presentation, Dr. Arnold gives an overview of COVID-19 and vaccines. After, he presents the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the efficacy of vaccines in light of variants. Arnold, D.O., FIDSA Forest W.

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How human challenge trials accelerate vaccine development

Medical Xpress

Anna Durbin was in Brazil in December 2015 when the Zika virus erupted in the country's northeast. Although she'd flown to São Paulo to work on a dengue vaccine, Durbin returned to Baltimore preoccupied with Zika.

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HPV Vaccine Secondary Acceptance: Turning No into a Yes! [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is recommended starting at age 9 to reduce risk of HPV linked squamous cell cancers, yet recent data shows that only 58.6% have been vaccinated by age 17. Secondary acceptance is agreeing to a vaccine subsequent to declining in a previous encounter.

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Frailty Triples Odds of More Severe RSV Illness

Physician's Weekly

Data came from the three influenza seasons from 2012 to 2015. Most patients (71.0%) had received the current season’s RSV vaccine. Melissa Andrew, MD, PhD , and colleagues assessed data from a severe outcomes surveillance network housed within a larger immunization research network. Additionally, 63.8% of the patients were women.

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COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Epidemic with Dr. Forest Arnold

Louisville Lectures

COVID-19 Vaccines: Wows and Woes " The mentioned SARS-CoV-2 is in reference to COVID-19 Dr. Forest Arnold's focuses on summarizing the extent of human coronaviruses, risk factors, and the clinical presentation of patients with coronavirus to the extent known. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org Click here to watch!

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COVID-19: An Update with Dr. Mark Burns

Louisville Lectures

After, he explains the clinical presentation and current commendations for pharmacologic management and finally, the vaccines in phase 3 trials. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org He then describes the lifecycle of Sars-CoV-2 and the events surrounding the Cytokine Storm. For more information, see our citation page.

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This Holiday Season

Louisville Lectures

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Learn more Our COVID-19 Little Lectures COVID-19 (Part One) with Dr. Laura Bishop Dr. Laura Bishop presents the COVID-19 Series. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org Stay #healthyathome and follow CDC guidelines for how to protect you and your loved ones.