CDC Updates COVID-19, Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus SeasonJennings, SydneyPatient Care (Online)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)released updated recommendationsfor how people can protect themselves and their communities from respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. The new guidance brings a unified approach to addressing risks from a range of common respiratory viral illnesses,...
US CDC Recommends Broad Use of Updated COVID-19 Vaccines More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Syringes ready to be administrated to residents who are over 50 years old and immunocompromised and are eligible to receive their second booster shots of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are seen in...
ACIP members had other concerns that were discussed at some length during the full-day meeting. A number were uneasy about the fact that the recommendations stated that people could get one of these updated boosters two months after having received an earlier Covid vaccine, with the concerns hin...
The updated recommendations reflect a June 2024 vote from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
"I think all of that needs to be weighed. And so that's why I hesitate to make it just a universal recommendation, even though I do support vaccination with the COVID vaccine," Sanchez said. Trying to come up with tailored recommendations could also be impractical to implement, CDC offici...
The CDC director signed off on the broad use of updated COVID-19 vaccines approved by the government as the US prepares to start a vaccination campaign.
In a unanimous 11-0 vote, the ACIP recommend that everyone 6 months of age and older should receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine, similar to last year's recommendation. The committee also voted unanimously that everyone 6 months of age and older should receive an updated 2024-2025 influenza ...
Updated CDC COVID-19 guidance streamlines isolation rules eliminating separate recommendations for unvaccinated individuals.In a statement, lead author
CDC shortens 5-day COVID isolation, updates guidance on masks and testing in new 2024 recommendationsBy Alexander Tin Edited By Paula Cohen Updated on: March 4, 2024 / 4:17 PM EST / CBS News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it would wind down much ...