FDA and CDC sign off on updated COVID vaccine. Here's what to know about the new shots for fall 2023. In the meantime, as cases are up, some experts suggest masking again to help reduce your risk. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook says he likes to use the "weather...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chicago Department of Public Health urges the following: Everyone 6 months and older is encouraged to receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine. Everyone 6 months and older is also urged to receive the annual flu shot. Adults ages 60+, pregnant...
This year, expectant mothers older Americans with respiratory problems can get the new RSV vaccine. And, of course, there are flu shots. "These viruses are going to be circulating and there's absolutely no way to evade all three of them," said CBS New York medical contributor Dr. Nidhi...
" Gandhi said in a Cedars-Sinai news release, pointing to 58,000 deaths in the United States and more than a half-million hospitalizations due to last year’s flu. "We should do what we can to protect ourselves — and others — with the best tool we have: the flu vaccine."...
The CDC says the 2023 Southern Hemisphere flu vaccine reduced hospitalizations by 52%. If similar influenza virus strains spread in the Northern Hemisphere, the 2023-24 vaccine might provide equal protection. Strains of influenza Dr. Binnicker says there has been a predominance of a few different...
If the CDC ultimately recommends the vaccination for some or even all seniors, it will add another shot for the fall along with their yearly flu vaccine – and maybe another COVID-19 booster. “We’ll have to educate the population that this virus that not everyone has heard about is ac...
A medical expert examines the ideal timing for administering RSV vaccines to adults over 60 or pregnant women, emphasizing the importance of proper timing for a single-dose vaccine and outlining the necessary steps to be taken if a pregnant woman inadver
CDC data shows flu vaccine coverage among all children this year is at 24.8%, comparable to the same time last year at 25.2%. However, Dr. José Romero, director for the CDC's Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said during the briefing that on...
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The endpoints were vaccine-related reactions, which included erythema, swelling and pain at injection site, fever, fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia and headache, flu-like symptoms, general well-being deterioration, allergic or systemic reactions, and additional medication usage. Further, data ...