By City News Service
Apr 1, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people who have already had COVID-19 generates an immunologic response similar to that in people who receive the two-dose recommended sequence, according to a study released today by researchers at Cedars-Sinai.
The study suggests that the second dose may not be needed for people who have successfully recovered from a prior coronavirus infection, according to Dr. Susan Cheng, an associate professor of cardiology and director of Public Health Research at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.
“Our findings extend those from smaller studies reported elsewhere and support a potential strategy of providing a single dose of vaccine to persons with a confirmed prior history of coronavirus infection, along with two doses for people not previously infected, Cheng said. “This approach could maximize the reach of a limited vaccine supply, allowing potentially millions more people
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BOSTON - In addition to lowering risk of heart disease, maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle may pay off in lower risk for developing cancer, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and other centers in the United States and the Netherlands have found.
Looking at the potential link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer among participants in two large population-based health studies, Emily S. Lau, MD, and Jennifer E. Ho, MD, from the division of Cardiology at MGH and their co-authors found that traditional risk factors for CVD, including older age, male sex, and current or former smoking were all independently associated with increased risk of the development of cancer.
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