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Pharmacists’ ability to provide off-label vaccines may be severely constrained… IDSA calls on insurers to continue covering COVID vaccines consistent with multiple medical society recommendations.

Between 2019 and 2023, NDM-CRE infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections, and wound infections, surged by more than 460 percent in the United States.

“Living with mysterious symptoms while being dismissed is one of the most isolating experiences you can go through… On the outside, I looked fine. Inside, I was barely surviving.” – Erika Schlick, Health Coach & Wellness Advocate

The more targeted vaccine formulation allows for administration of a smaller mRNA dose (10 mcg/0.2 mL) while achieving “higher seroresponse rates and geometric mean neutralizing antibody titer levels.”

“We’re the first to show that Chlamydia pneumoniae can go directly up the nose and into the brain where it can set off pathologies that look like Alzheimer’s disease. We saw this happen in a mouse model, and the evidence is potentially scary for humans as well.” – James St. John, Neuroscientist

Most people living with Chagas disease are unaware of their diagnosis, often until it’s too late to have effective treatment.