research collaborative Cochrane drastically reinterpreted its own “systematic review” of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on masking in response to media pressure, deeming them “inconclusive” after the review team found that masks make “little to no difference” against COVID-19 or influenza....
Faced with a shortage of the inactivated intramuscular influenza vaccine this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its guidelines for immunization and use of antiviral agents. The most rational solution at this time is to direct the supply of scarce vaccine to ...
According to the CDC, theguidelines for COVID-19are now in line with those of influenza, RSV and other respiratory illnesses, advising those feeling sick to stay home and return to work or school after being fever-free for 24 hours. “Today’s announcement reflects the progress we have made...
“Those who havesymptoms of a respiratory virus—cough, sneezing, body aches, nasal congestion with or without fever—should test for COVID-19—and influenzawhen influenza is circulatingin their communities,” Hopkins tellsFortunevia email. “If the test is positive, call a health care professiona...
* includes all influenza and coronaviruses (including Covid19) SHARE THE GRAPHIC BYTEXT/SOCIAL MEDIA COVID-19 not the sole cause of excess U.S. deaths in 2020 April 13, 2021 by University of Pennsylvania By the year 2017, the United States was already suffering more excess deaths and mo...
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A school or day care's specific guidelines are consequential for working parents who must miss work if their child can't go to school or child care. In October 2023, during simultaneous surges of COVID, respiratory syncytial virus and influenza, 104,000 adults reported missing work because of...
Clinicians should also consider epidemiologic factors when deciding whether to test for COVID-19. Other causes of respiratory illness (eg, influenza) should be ruled out. SUGGESTED for you Patients with mild illness who are otherwise healthy should stay home and coordinate clinical management with th...
The agency says it’s updating its recommendations for Covid-19 to bring them in line with its advice for other kinds of respiratory infections, including influenza and RSV. Offering a single set of unified guidance will make people more likely to follow it, agency experts said in a news br...
The agency says it’s updating its recommendations for Covid-19 to bring them in line with its advice for other kinds of respiratory infections, including influenza and RSV. Offering a single set of unified guidance will make people more likely to follow it, agency experts said in a news br...