What Is the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine?
Dr. Paul Offit talks about the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, including how it is made, what differentiates it from the mRNA-type COVID-19 vaccines, what we know about its safety and more.
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Doctors Talk: HPV
Infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) can linger silently, leading to cancer decades later. Types of cancer that can be caused by HPV include cervical, head and neck, anal, and genital cancers. HPV can also cause unsightly genital warts.
What Are Parents Asking About COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Younger Than 5 Years Old?
In this video, Dr. Paul Offit addresses whether children younger than 5 years of age need a coronavirus vaccine, if the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work in kids under 5, and why delaying COVID vaccination presents a risk for your child.
Why Are Adults 19 to 59 Recommended to Get the Hepatitis B Vaccine?
In this short video, Dr. Paul Offit talks about hepatitis B, why it’s worth preventing, and why adults who haven’t been vaccinated against hepatitis B are recommended to get the vaccine.
News Briefs – October 2022 — Is Aluminum in Vaccines Associated with Asthma?
Dr. Paul Offit discusses a recent study that questioned whether aluminum in vaccines is associated with asthma.
Rumination Syndrome
What is rumination syndrome? It’s a functional gastrointestinal disorder that occurs when food that is swallowed – but not yet digested – gets regurgitated and comes back up from the stomach, through the esophagus and into the mouth.
Rumination Syndrome Breathing Exercises: Helping Your Body Get Unstuck
The best way to treat rumination syndrome, a functional gastrointestinal disorder, is with behavioral therapy. Behavioral therapy – specifically diaphragmatic breathing for rumination syndrome – retrains the body to keep food and liquids in the stomach instead of traveling up the esophagus and into the mouth.
What Are We Learning about Long COVID?
Dr. Paul Offit describes three theories related to the causes of post-COVID symptoms in adults. Current theories include continued viral replication, hyperactive immune responses, or blood clotting (specifically microclots) caused by COVID-19 that leads to issues in other parts of the body (e.g., lungs, liver, heart, and kidneys).
Will We Need a Yearly COVID-19 Vaccine?
While Dr. Paul Offit indicates that we can’t know the answer to this question in early December 2022, he explains why differences in influenza and COVID-19 viruses suggest that we may not need a yearly COVID-19 vaccine as we have needed for influenza.
Do COVID-19 Vaccines Affect Menstruation?
Dr. Paul Offit describes the findings of studies looking at the impact of COVID-19 vaccine on a woman’s menstrual cycle, including the relative timing of changes and vaccine receipt and other factors that may contribute to changes in the monthly cycle.