Vaccination helps slow aging, specialist says

Vaccination against infectious diseases not only protects against infection, but can also halt the aging process, Russian health ministry chief freelance geriatrician Olga Tkacheva noted. “Vaccination is not just the prevention of some infectious diseases, it is also an effect on the rate of aging. Through vaccination, we can reduce systemic inflammation syndrome and slow…

Children vaccinated against influenza and pneumococcus are less likely to experience COVID-19 symptoms

The flu and pneumococcus vaccine can potentially protect children from COVID-19, said American scientists after examining the medical records of 905 children who had COVID-19 confirmed from February to August last year. According to medportal.ru, the children were divided into groups: asymptomatic carriers, mild, moderate, and severe disease. The scientists compared the data obtained with…