Friday, October 22, 2021

Tag: covid vaccine

BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is safe but less effective in cancer patients currently receiving treatment

Meagan Widerman -
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1. After receiving the BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, fewer cancer patients demonstrated seropositivity for COVID antibodies compared to age-matched healthy controls, but those that were seropositive had comparable titers to healthy controls. 2. The COVID vaccine was found to have an acceptable safety profile amongst cancer patients currently on treatment, with...
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#VisualAbstract Cutaneous reactions alone following administration of messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines are not a contraindication to revaccination

Kathleen Lau -
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Reports of myocarditis in healthy adolescents after Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination

Alexa Fine -
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 1. In a case series, 7 healthy male adolescents aged 14-19 developed acute myocarditis or myopericarditis within 4 days of receiving the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. 2. All patients recovered rapidly after treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medications, intravenous immune globulin, and/or corticosteroids. It is unknown whether these...
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