The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday expanded itslist of risk factorsthat make people more likely to develop severe illness or die from COVID-19. The update comes as the number of confirmedcoronavirusinfectionsrises to record levelsin the United States, driven by alarming spi...
ATLANTA-On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made revisions to itslistof underlying medical conditions that put people at a higher risk of severe complications from the novel coronavirus. The latest additions to the list of high-risk conditions include: Chronic...
•People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised might have a longer infectious period:Extend isolation to 20 or more days (day 0 is the first day of symptoms or a positive viral test). Use a test-based strategy and consult with an infectious disease specialist to determine the appro...
Covers treatment for patients with specific travel needs, such as immunocompromised travelers, travelers with chronic medical conditions, patients preparing for long-term travel or relocating abroad, flight crew members, humanitarian aid workers, young children, or travelers who are pregnant or breast...
“There are children who are frail, who are immunocompromised, who for medical reasons either cannot take the vaccines or the vaccines don’t work as well. We have a responsibility not only to our own children to vaccinate, but we have a responsibility to those children who are too frail ...
The rejection came after CDC officials indicated the “occupational or institutional setting” umbrella could apply to a wide array of people with nebulous definitions — think “essential workers,” unpaid caregivers of frail or immunocompromised people, and anyone who works...
Candida albicansis normally a harmless commensal of the skin, urogenital and gastrointestinal tracts. However, in otherwise healthy individuals it can be responsible for debilitating and recurrent mucosal infections. In immunocompromised and other classes of vulnerable patients it causes life-threatening bloo...
Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg/m2 or higher but < 40 kg/m2) Severe Obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) Pregnancy ...