Tag: infectious diseases

Interim study data released today show that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is 100% effective in preventing infections in 12-15 year olds. The vaccine is currently approved for emergency use ...

If you're pregnant or breastfeeding, hear two experts and an expectant mother ​answer some big questions​ — ​plus a key new finding on how babies can be protected from COVID when breastfeeding.

According to interim clinical trial results released today, the COVID vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is 100% effective at preventing severe COVID and 76% effective at ...

Soon after the outbreak of COVID-19, UR Medicine Labs began working to obtain government approvals, equipment and supplies to provide COVID-19 testing on-site. We appreciate the support we have ...

The trials, which will begin in the Spring of 2021, will study the safety and efficacy of vaccination in children ages 6 months to 12 years.

UR Medicine has begun vaccinating at-risk patients who are in the process of being discharged from Strong Memorial Hospital. The effort is part of a New York State initiative announced earlier this ...

Women who are being treated for breast cancer, were recently treated, or have survived the disease, should get the COVID vaccine as soon they can, according to Carla Falkson, M.D. She addressed the ...

You may have heard that the J&J Covid vaccine isn’t as effective as others, but what "effective" means is largely misunderstood. Two experts explain what you need to know about the new vaccine.

URMC and RRH have begun a new clinical trial that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This study represents an important step in the ...

UR Medicine launched its first COVID-19 vaccine center for patients today at Manhattan Square Family Medicine, the first step in a months-long campaign to vaccinate patients across the Finger Lakes ...