The Covid-19 vaccine is administered at a vaccination clinic for people experiencing homelessness hosted by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and United Way, Sept. 22, 2021 in Los Angeles.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images, FILE Rates of reinfection were hi...
People at high risk of contracting COVID-19 in China can now get a second booster shot, according to a new notice on Wednesday. It can be administered to those aged 60 and above who have received the first booster shot, and who have serious underlying conditions and low immunity, said th...
NEW YORK, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States will have to limit the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines this fall to individuals at the highest risk of getting seriously sick from the virus if Congress fails to approve funding to purchase the new shots, reported CNBC on Monday. ...
People are at special risk because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have found creative ways to their neighbors, healthcare workers, and loved ones during the times. However, it's not just people who are and volunteering. Loki, a two-year-old Rottweiler therapy (治疗) , is doing her part...
Darker states indicate higher per capita infections of COVID-19. Gray dots reflect survey participant locations. Red dots reflect the location of a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence, a medical center specializing in the care of people with Parkinson’s disease. Full size image Most ...
Currently, the number of people living in the higher-risk "closed-off management areas," where infections were reported in the past seven days, is 5.27 million, down by over 6.6 million since the last readjustment on April 20, according to a press conference on epidemic prevention and control...
What is it that puts older people at increased risk from viruses like SARS-CoV-2? Scientists think it’s primarily due to changes in the human immune system as we age. U.S. deaths from COVID-19 by age The risk of dying if a person gets COVID-19 rises with...
Donald Trump leaves a news conference on COVID-19. /AFP GOP convention canceled Citing coronavirus concerns, President Trump called off part of the Republican National Convention that was to take place in Jacksonville, Florida in August. Jacksonville was added to the convention ...
But obesity—defined as a Body Mass Index of 30 or more (174 pounds for a 5-foot, 4-inch woman)—is a risk factor that transcends age. A French study of COVID-19 patients in intensive care found those with a BMI over 35 had a seven-fold higher chance of needing mechanical ventilati...
contracting COVID-19 infection appears similar among individuals with raised and low cardiovascular risk, the occurrence of severe outcomes is far higher in those at elevated risk. Our study is one of the largest population-based studies with a comprehensive measure of cardiovascular risk," says ...