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A small subset of people living with HIV (PLWH) can naturally suppress the virus without medication.

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines provoke different levels of antibody response within and between age groups.

Even with the Delta variant as the predominant strain now, a group scientists concluded that vaccine efficacy against severe COVID-19 is so high that booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic.

Changes in perceptions about the severity of HIV with advances in treatment and efforts to normalize living with the disease may create challenges for HIV prevention, a new study from the Netherlands suggests.

With the unpredictability of when it will appear, and its propensity to be multidrug-resistant, this particular pathogen is challenging to diagnose and treat.

The antibody profile in the blood of patients who have had the virus is extremely variable and this may modify the response to the treatment.

In a large study looking at incidence rates for hospitalization and mortality, results changed relatively little in terms of vaccine effectiveness, even after the Delta variant became the dominant strain.

The co-founders of BioNTech said they expect to present US and European regulators with data soon for children 5-11 years old.

Islatravir exerts multiple mechanisms against HIV, demonstrates treatment effectiveness with doravirine, and is a potential weekly or monthly oral PrEP.

With a noticeable frustration, President Joe Biden laid out a plan last night to combat the pandemic with employer mandates and other initiatives.

In a move that is going to be announced, the administration is going to look to mandate vaccines for any companies with 100 employees or more

The shot will be its NanoFlu/NVX-CoV2373 vaccine using the company’s Matrix-M adjuvant platform.

A new study looked at the naturally-acquired spike immunoglobin (Ig) G antibodies, and how they hold up against neutralization and protect us against future infection.

The model found patients whose physicians received artificial intelligence-based alerts also spend fewer days in the hospital.

Past research has observed links between cardiovascular disease and influenza infection. Vaccination may benefit at-risk patients.

As school districts nationwide begin the fall semester in person, questions about keeping children and staff safe as the delta variant romps across the country consume parents, pediatricians, and administrators.

One fatality of a 12-year old boy was reported in Kerala.

A neighborhood-level assessment of major cities show areas impacted the most by historic COVID-19 deaths are significantly less vaccinated.

The first participants were vaccinated in the study with Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) investigational vaccine candidate in adults ages 60 or older.

HIV coinfection was associated with a 3.7-fold increase in the risk of non-liver-related cancer among patients with hepatitis C virus infection, a new study found.

Although the risk of contracting COVID-19 remains low post full vaccination, investigators found there was a 49% less risk with developing long COVID.

Optimizing delivery of HIV preexposure prophylaxis will take more than access to health care, according to a recent analysis of PrEP use behaviors among adults in an integrated health system.

The STOP Spillover project is aiming to prevent remerging infectious disease outbreaks.

Despite heightened cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, too few get drugs at appropriate dose, researchers say.

JAMA study highlights more reluctance among communities of color.

It is important to go out into the local communities to educate people about PrEP as countries try to scale up with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) PrEP recommendations.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports on a newly classified variant of interest (VOI) and information about another South African strain is made public. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prepares for meetings on COVID-19 booster doses.

The federal agency is advising people to not eat Fratelli Beretta brand prepackaged uncured antipasto trays.