Seven of the 15 government investigators who studied the possible health effects of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment briefly fell ill while at the site, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The investigators, who were part of a team from the agency’s Agency ...
“We need to remember that vaccines aren’t force fields — they don’t prevent infections. They train your immune system to respond quickly to infections and hopefully limit the number of cells that get infected. They work to limit infections to prevent severe disease, hopefully to keep...
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Officials determined the patient had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, though an investigation into the source of the infection in the state is ongoing. This is also the first case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. that has been linked to exposure to a backyard flock, a n...
“COVID-19 vaccination also reduces the chance of suffering the effects ofLong COVID, which can develop during or following acute infection and last for an extended duration,” the agency said. Related About 400 million people worldwide have had long COVID, researchers sayWhat...
"We have to rethink the way we address Ebola infection control because even a single infection is unacceptable," said Dr. Thomas Frieden.
Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines contain the genetic instructions for the spike protein that coats the coronavirus, to train the immune system to recognize the real virus. The new combo doses will contain half that original vaccine recipe and half protection against the newest omicron versions...
Vaccines train our immune systems to create proteins that fight disease, known as ‘antibodies’, just as would happen when we are exposed to a disease but – crucially – vaccines work without making us sick.Vaccinated people are protected from getting the disease in question and passing on th...
“We’ve gotten to the point where we are suffering from flu at a higher rate than COVID,” he said. “What this guidance will do is help to reinforce that — regardless of whatcontagious respiratory viral infectionyou have — stay home when you’re sick, come back when you’re better...
"Given these potentially serious public health concerns, CDC asks healthcare professionals to be vigilant about suspecting and reporting cases of XDR Shigella infection to their local or state health department and educating patients and communities at increased risk about prevention and tran...