COVID-19 is a reminder of their destructive power, but they’re crucial to humans’ development and survival.
Another H1N1 virus was responsible for the 2009 “swine flu” pandemic. That virus hit younger people hardest, as they were less likely to have been exposed to similar variants and thus had much less immunity. It was responsible for somewhere between151,700 and 575,400 deathsthat year. To c...
Viruses are one of the mostdiverse and abundant biological entities on the planet;they branch into different variants as they replicate. The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 and its many variants brought virus variation to the forefront, but it is only one of countless examples. How and why do ...
But variants are unpredictable. “There’s a chance that the XEC variant may take off and spread, or might not,” said Adalja. As of Sept. 28, the Omicron variant KP.3.1.1 was leading, accounting for58.7%of U.S. cases, according to the CDC. While Adalja agreed that this year’s ...
"I don’t see this as kind of an endless cycle of new variants." One possible future many experts see: In the post-pandemic period, the virus causes colds for some and more serious illness for others, depending on their overall health, vaccine status and prior infections. Mutations will ...
Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds before and after bringing things into your home. Wiping down packaging is optional. Continue to clean surfaces that are touched often. How Easy Is It to Get Infected? Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been several COVID-19 variants, inclu...
There are many potential approaches to animal husbandry that canmitigate the growing problem of AMR. The use of antibiotics to enhance profitability margins in the animal production industry is still practiced worldwide. Although many technical and economic reasons gave rise to these practices, the co...
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, governments imposed numerous regulations to protect public health, particularly the (mandatory) use of face masks. However, the appropriateness and effectiveness of face mask regulations have been widely discussed, as i
automation. As mentioned, pharmacists are already the go-to provider for the flu vaccine every year and will most likely continue to be the most accessible healthcare professional but now will possibly also be responsible for annual COVID-19 vaccines – or boosts – based on new v...
The FDA has announced a new COVID-19 booster shot is expected to arrive in August or September and will better target the more recent variants. For many people who have already had COVID-19, a reinfection is often milder. But those who are 65 and older, pregnant or immunocompromised remai...