Target Evangelicals to Boost COVID Vaccine Confidence, Says Advocate
Increasing resources and national efforts to target white evangelicals, the most COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant group in the country, could help end the pandemic sooner, a vaccine advocate said during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Tuesday. Witnesses and lawmakers also weighed the risks and benefits of vaccinating children against […]
Next COVID Vaccine Should Only Target XBB Strains, FDA Staff Says
The next COVID vaccines should exclude the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 and exclusively target the Omicron XBB subvariants, according to FDA staff members. They unveiled their recommendation in a briefing document ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), stating that “the totality of available evidence suggests that […]
Study identifies receptor that could alleviate need for chemo, radiation pre-T cell therapy
Before a patient can undergo T cell therapy designed to target cancerous tumors, the patient’s entire immune system must be destroyed with chemotherapy or radiation. The toxic side effects are well known, including nausea, extreme fatigue and hair loss. Now a research team, led by UCLA’s Anusha Kalbasi, MD, in collaboration with scientists from Stanford […]
Year in Review: Lung Cancer
Lung cancer developments in 2021 were highlighted by the approval of an agent for a target once considered “undruggable,” the first approval of an adjuvant immunotherapy, broader screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), and more. First Approvals Targeting KRAS and a Rare EGFR Mutation In May, the FDA granted accelerated approval […]
CDC Staff Floats ‘Risk-Based Approach’ to Potential Booster Doses
A risk-based booster dose strategy for COVID-19 vaccines could target populations at risk of severe disease and those critical to the public health infrastructure, CDC staff said at a meeting of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Monday. Though FDA has yet to review data on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccines among the […]