If deaths were classified more accurately, then the daily death toll would be closer to the toll the flu takes during a typical season, Doron says. If this is true, the odds of a person dying if they get a COVID
If deaths were classified more accurately, then the daily death toll would be closer to the toll the flu takes during a typical season, Doron says. If this is true, the odds of a person dying if they get a COVID infection — what's called the case fatality rate — would be about ...
COVID Vaccines The most recent data, presented at the meeting, indicate that COVID-19 continues to take a significant toll on adults ages 65 and older and young infants. According to CDC data, more than 916,300 people were hospitalized in 2023 due to COVID-19 and more than 75,500 peopl...
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This change stands in marked contrast to previous recommendations, in which the CDC said that other vaccinations should not be administered within a 2-week window before or after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. "We believe flu vaccination is very important in the context of ongoing COVID-19 ac...
The COVID shots from Pfizer and Moderna will join the flu shot and newly approved RSV shots as part of a three-pronged public health strategy to tame the spread of all three viruses this coming winter. The updated COVID vaccines are each fully approved for those 12 and older and are auth...
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, emphasized that these events were rare and that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweighed the risks. Moreover, comparing these to the numbers for flu "misses the point" when there are over 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 every day in the U...
On Thursday, the CDC sent analertto healthcare providers, encouraging them to administer COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines as soon as possible. Low vaccination rates, along with the spread of respiratory illnesses "could lead to more severe disease and increased...
Health officials are redoubling calls for Americans to get vaccinated, with flu shots lagging previous seasons.