Influenza and RSV were historically the two major viruses circulating during “cold and flu season.” However, due to the emergence of COVID, what would typically be an average respiratory season, may now lead to a significant strain on the health care system, a...
“This decision comes at a time when COVID-19 cases are once again climbing. Now, most people 6 months or older in the U.S. are eligible to receive this season’s COVID-19 vaccine, even if they have never been vaccinated against COVID-19 before,”Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and C...
For example, under the previous administration, the CDC published weekly updates to its tally ofCOVID-19andinfluenzavaccinations. Those figures are closely watched by local health officials and nonprofits, which use them to respond to communities and demographics seeing lagging vaccination trends. ...
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its latest round of recommendations regardingseasonal influenzavaccines, the document contained one notable update: flu vaccines and COVID-19 vaccines can now be given simultaneously. This change stands in marked contrast to previous re...
WASHINGTON — The United States is experiencing the highest levels of hospitalizations from influenza that it has seen in a decade for this time of year, the head of…
CNN Fauci: Vaccinations will help coronavirus variants from emerging By Theresa Waldrop, Dakin Andone and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Updated 2:51 AM EST, Fri January 22, 2021 "Covid-19 vaccinations will not only help stop the virus from spreading, they will also hamper the coronavirus’ ability ...
CNN Fauci: Vaccinations will help coronavirus variants from emerging By Theresa Waldrop, Dakin Andone and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Updated 2:51 AM EST, Fri January 22, 2021 "Covid-19 vaccinations will not only help stop the virus from spreading, they will also hamper the coronavirus’ ability ...
U.S. Has Administered Over 422 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines -CDC More Reuters FILE PHOTO: A nurse receives one of the first vaccinations at Mt. Sinai Hospital from Pfizer-BioNTech during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Ne...
Flu vaccinations for children are down about 5% compared with where they were before the Covid-19 pandemic, Walensky said. In a typical year, about 60% of American adults get vaccinated against influenza. Flu hits the US hard Flu season has gotten off to an early and severe start in the...
Key changes to the schedules, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Thursday, include the addition of Covid-19 primary vaccine series and recommendations on booster dose vaccination; updated guidance on influenza and pneumococcal vaccines; and new vaccines...