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Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved

by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 5, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in the U.S., and millions of doses are now being shipped. We already have mass immunizations underway with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which look better and better as we keep getting...
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved

Gut Bacteria and Colon Cancer Risk Factors

by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 27, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions

A review of 45 prospective studies found that risk for suffering colon cancer is increased by drinking alcohol and eating red meat, and decreased by eating more fiber and yogurt (JAMA Netw Open, Feb 16, 2021;4(2):e2037341). More than 1.3 million North Americans have...
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved

People Who Have Had COVID-19 Are Protected for Three Months, Probably More

by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 19, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions

Two studies suggest that you can get long-term immunity after being infected with COVID-19. People who previously had COVID-19 have high protective antibody titers for at least three months, and at six months still had persistent parts of the COVID-19 virus in their...
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved

Messenger RNA May Help to Beat Cancer

by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 19, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions

The two currently-approved COVID-19 vaccines use a technique called messenger RNA (mRNA) that could lead to cures for cancer and many other diseases. In 2005, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman at the University of Pennsylvania discovered that mRNA could be injected to...
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine is Coming

by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 6, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions

The soon to be approved vaccine for COVID-19 from Johnson & Johnson requires just one injection, instead of the two required for the previously-approved vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. The J&J vaccine can be stored with ordinary refrigeration and does not...
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved

Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Can Be Delayed if Necessary

by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 31, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions

Many people are worried that they may not receive their second dose of the vaccine on schedule because of delayed deliveries of the vaccine, or because of suggestions that the scheduled second doses of the vaccines should be given as a first dose to others so that...
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