COVID-19 Vaccines

What you need to know from the experts at Mount Sinai

Exercise May Give Your Immune System a Boost

Exercise May Give Your Immune System a Boost

Vaccines and nutrition strengthen your immunity to viruses and other harmful pathogens—exercise may give it an even bigger boost. In this Q&A, Christine Schindler, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...

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Delivering the Future of Vaccines With mRNA Technology

Delivering the Future of Vaccines With mRNA Technology

One of the great tools that helped turned the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic was the use of vaccines, especially those based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. Such vaccines use molecules that teach the cells in the body to generate proteins used by viruses or cancers, allowing the body’s immune system to recognize and fight off future infections.

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What You Need to Know About the Latest COVID-19 Variant

What You Need to Know About the Latest COVID-19 Variant

You may have noticed that more people you know have gotten COVID-19 recently. One reason is the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to evolve into variants that are more contagious. The latest one is known as XBB.1.5, and since early December it has become the...

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Updated COVID-19 Vaccines: What Are They and Do I Need One?

Updated COVID-19 Vaccines: What Are They and Do I Need One?

Over the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease, has mutated many times. Each new version of the virus is called a variant or subvariant.  The same COVID-19 vaccines that were made available since December 2020 have done a...

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Here’s Why You Should Get a Flu Shot Now

Here’s Why You Should Get a Flu Shot Now

With the arrival of fall, the weather is getting cooler, the days are getting short, and it’s time for your annual flu shot. Since the outbreak of the COIVD -19 pandemic, the presence of seasonal flu, caused by the influenza virus, has been lower than normal, as...

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