mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines and Male Fertility: Facts and Myths
Hana M. El Sahly, MD, reviewing Gonzalez DC et al. JAMA 2021 Jun 17
Immunization with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines had no effect on sperm parameters.
The Remarkable Track Record of COVID-19 Vaccines
Stephen G. Baum, MD, reviewing Thompson MG et al. N Engl J Med 2021 Jun 30 Heath PT et al. N Engl J Med 2021 Jun 30
Three vaccines originating in the U.S. and abroad are highly successful in averting or diminishing COVID-19 with acceptable safety profiles.
Prevention and Attenuation of Covid-19 with the BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines
M.G. Thompson and Others
N Engl J Med 2021;385:320-329 | Published Online June 30, 2021
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Novel Lipid-Lowering Therapies to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
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