How can people prevent a COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) infection? Is there a COVID-19 vaccine? Specific recent recommendations are to get vaccinated as soon as possible and to wear a mask especially if you may encounter a crowd. The following are the general directions given by the CDC for cor...
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Using a couple of different search techniques in VAERS to try and find cases where people have already received both a COVID-19 vaccine and a flu shot since this recommendation was made, I found several cases where people apparently took the White House's and the CDC's advice (given in ...
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends booster doses for all individuals aged five years and older. The preferred vaccine for booster dosing is a bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, which contains the original SARS-CoV-2 strain (in the monovalent BNT16b2 and...
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at least temporarily. However, the immune response to COVID-19 is not yet fully understood and definitive data on postinfection immunity are lacking. Amidst the uncertainty of this public health crisis, thoughtful and rigorous science will be essential to inform public health policy, planning, and...
Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, usually responds well to treatment, theCDC says, and research shows people are more likely to develop myocarditis from a COVID infection than from the vaccine. "I think all of that needs to be weighed. And so that's why I hesitate to make...
Despite the availability of updated shots, COVID vaccination rates have been dismal: As of Oct. 12, less than 12 percent of adults reported receiving an updated vaccine, the latest CDC data shows. While thevaccinesoffer some defense against infection and the chances of hospitalization and death,...
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Health-care workers who got the influenza vaccine were also protected from COVID-19 — but the effect might not last long. By Ewen Callaway Twitter Facebook Email Influenza vaccines have a surprising health benefit: they might also prevent COVID-19, particularly in its most severe forms1....