Many people believe this means the CDC is giving up on the PCR test as a means of “detecting the virus.” The CDC isn’t saying that at all. They’re saying the PCR technology will continue to be used, but they’re replacing what the test is looking FOR with a better “reference ...
But it’s pretty sickening when CDC Director Rochelle Walensky sits in the complete safety of her office in Washington and turns down a threatened and vulnerable Governor who is begging for vaccines. Walensky and President Biden have miserably failed the people of Michigan, and they will soon be...
“Today’s ACIP recommendation for maternal immunization with Abrysvo reinforces the wide-ranging impact vaccines can have, including helping protect infants immediately at birth from the potentially severe and life-threatening complications that can develop from RSV,” said Luis Jodar, chief medical af...
This season's influenza vaccines have been 42% effective so far, according to a new interim estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, amounting to protection against the virus that appears as good or better than seasons going back to 2016. FirstpreviewedWednesday at a meeting...
We will intensify supervision over the quality and safety of drugs and vaccines. Reform of medical insurance payments under the medical insurance scheme will be deepened, and medical insurance funds will be placed under strict oversight. ...
s no single vaccine for the flu because there are multiple strains that are always mutating. Unlike other viruses with one-and-done vaccinations, influenza is a moving target. Developing, producing, and distributing millions of vaccines every year is a massive operation that never stops, or even...
Vaccines Are the Best Defense Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Neisseria meningitidis spreads through close and prolonged contact, such as coughing, kissing, sharing drinks, and living together. It's estimated up to 1 in every 10 people can unknowingly carry this bacteria in their nose or throat...
Vaccines Are the Best Defense Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Neisseria meningitidis spreads through close and prolonged contact, such as coughing, kissing, sharing drinks, and living together. It's estimated up to 1 in every 10 people can unknowingly carry this bacteria in their nose or throat...
The American Academy of Pediatrics also said Wednesday it supports giving routine childhood vaccines together with coronavirus vaccines. After some discussion among ACIP members concerned people might not fully understand the advice, the CDC added some language to its guidance to make it clear that ...
The flu vaccines are good at preventing severe outcomes, he said, but they don’t do much to stop the virus’ spread. “It keeps you out of the emergency room, the hospital, the intensive care unit and the cemetery. It’s not very good at interrupting transmission, and it is not very...