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August 26th 2025
A novel shingles vaccine candidate demonstrated positive topline results of antibody and CD4⁺ T cell vaccine responses.
Expert: Pharmacists Are ‘The Heroes of 2021,’ Leading the Charge on Helping to Heal Our Nation
April 29th 2021The efforts of pharmacists to keep their doors open during the pandemic, build COVID-19 testing sites, and prepare for and administer COVID-19 vaccinations took extraordinary investment and determination.
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The Relationship Between Cost Effectiveness, National Vaccination Programs
January 6th 2021A new thesis presented at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, found that although immunizing children against chicken pox saves money, offering shingles vaccinations to all adults 65 years of age would not.
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Researchers Examine Rare Co-Infection of Varicella-Zoster Virus, Pneumoncystic Jirovecii
November 16th 2020With more awareness of the susceptibility to coinfection with varicella zoster virus and pneumocystic jirovecii, clinicians should aggressively seek signs of opportunistic infections in susceptible patients and treat them accordingly.
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