That is a fraction of the nearly half of children and adults who have gotten a flu shot. Outside medical groups have opposed scaling back recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, citing concerns that the changes would add hurdles to getting the shots. "The reality is most of these vaccines...
CDC Updates COVID-19, Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus SeasonJennings, SydneyPatient Care (Online)
The agency's work group has been wrestling since last year with the prospect of narrowing federal recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines.In recent months, additional data was presented to the work group on prevalence of infection-induced immunity to the virus, long COVID, multisystem inflammatory s...
The changes include new guidance for when to stay home when sick, when people should test for COVID-19 and when to put on masks. Here's the latest about the CDC's new recommendations. Are COVID-19 tests still recommended? Similar to influenza, where antiviral treatments are available for...
“I feel like we should just do away with anything that treats COVID differently or keep all of the precautions,” she said.The public education system has long held varying policies on COVID. During the 2021-2022 school year, only 18 states followed CDC recommendations ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is weighing whether to recommend another COVID booster shot this spring, most likely for those who are vulnerable to severe illness.
Daniel McQuillen, president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said his group applauds ACIP’s recommendations. “Covid-19 is not over. Nearly 400 people die from Covid every day, and almost 5,000 people are currently hospitalized with Covid,” he said in a statement. “Eviden...
“I feel like we should just do away with anything that treats COVID differently or keep all of the precautions,” she said. The public education system has long held varying policies on COVID. During the 2021-2022 school year, only 18 states followed CD...
Also on Thursday, the Food and Drug Administrationupdated its recommendationsfor how many times people exposed to COVID-19 should test. Previously, the FDA had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection. Now the agency recommends three tests. ...
As of April, more than three-quarters of the working group on the Covid-19 vaccine recommendations for this coming fall and winter favored risk-based recommendations, though they don’t plan to formally vote on the policy change until the next meeting, which is scheduled for June....