COVID-19 poses far more danger to kids than seasonal flu, a new study confirms. "We found the impact to pediatric hospitalization among the two viruses are not equivalent and, in fact, children admitted with COVID-19 or MIS-C experienced longer stays and required more invasive treatments ...
The COVID-19 (2019新型冠状病毒)comes this winter. It is much more serious than the common flu. What can we do to keep safe? ① Buy medicine as our friends tell us. ② Wash our hands often with soap and water. ③ Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough. ④ Learn...
Second, COVID-19 causes more severe disease than seasonal flu, which means the fatality rates of COVID-19 and flu are different, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Globally, about 3.4 percent of reported COVID-19 patients have died. By comparison, seasonal flu gener...
really tired and I just can't get my energy up and about,'” Lovins recounted. “And I'm like, 'yeah, we ought to test you for COVID,' and more times than not it's positive.”
Early in the pandemic, opinions around the impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents ranged from it being no more than the common flu to fear of its potential impact on lesser-developed immune systems. This OHDSI global network study compared the real-world observational data of more than...
COVID-19 Is Just One More Reason to Get Your Annual Flu ShotNakahata, MauraMaryland Medicine
s estimated mortality rate for COVID-19 started off at 2%, Fauci said. If you count all the estimated cases of people who may have it but haven't been diagnosed yet, the mortality rate is probably closer to 1%, he said, "which means it's 10 times more lethal than the...
Even if you’re not able to get vaccinated until November or later, it is still recommended because flu commonly peaks in February and can continue into May. Getting mixed signals from your symptoms? Flu, COVID-19, colds, and allergies can look similar, but there are ways to tell them...
also had cases of double infection involving COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among dozens of kids last summer. But, the doctors are more confident that flurona will havebetter outcomessince there are specific medications for the flu. There are no medications or vaccines for RSV....
China's relentless pursuit of COVID zero is unsustainable when the rest of the world has largely opened up. The economic fallout is too heavy to bear. The latest variant is no more than an enhanced version of the flu,with most of the infected exhibiting mild or even no symptoms, according...