Health Canada approves RSV vaccine for expecting mothers

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Ottawa – Health Canada has approved a new vaccine to protect two groups most severely affected by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): newborns, who would receive antibodies through maternal immunization, and Canadians over 60. Pfizer Canada’s bivalent vaccine, called Abrysvo, aims to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by the virus. It is the first RSV vaccine in Canada approved …

Why are COVID antibodies disappearing in some faster?

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London – In a new research findings published in the journal Nature Medicine, scientists have said that obesity might be related to loss of immune response to Covid-19 viruses  quickly and might require frequent booster doses. The observed that the obese had no longer antibodies to fight the virus after six months of even their second dose.