As part of the call, Kansas Health Institute portfolio strategist Hina Shah offered a case discussion for the group. The case study involved a 70-year-old person who received the COVID-19 booster shot and this year’s flu vaccine but declined to get a shingles ...
call your insurance plan to find out if it’s covered and where you should go. i don’t qualify for an rsv shot. what should i do? at the moment, the cdc doesn’t have official rsv recommendations for healthy people who are eight months of age or older or younger than 60. dr. ...
Pfizer’s new shot to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus by vaccinating their mothers late in pregnancy won a limited recommendation Friday from an expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, clearing the way for a second product to protect babies against...
The FDA said it was requiring the company to continue studying if there really is a link to the vaccine. 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...
Moderna is also developing a stand-alone flu shot, a personalized cancer vaccine with Merck andshots for latent viruses, among other products. Moderna has said it expects to return to sales growth in 2025 and to break even by 2026, with the launch of new p...
Updated October 24, 2023Clinical Editors: Sara Huberman Carbone, MD and Anh Le, MDOver the last few weeks, the U.S. has seen a surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, among infants and children. With hospitalizations on the rise, many paren
"The way the season is extending at this point and with the severity, we would recommend everyone who hasn't had a vaccination to go out and try to get protected," Topiel told ABC News. Here's how to prepare you and your family for the flu. A child is given a flu shot. Adobe ...
A new vaccine for babies is a shot to prevent a deadly virus. It’s not for Covid but instead a viral infection that has plagued babies for decades. Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, takes their breath away and up until now all doctors could do was wait for them to get better. No...
Both the monoclonal antibodies and the maternal vaccine may also run into acceptance issues. Some people are reluctant to be vaccinated during pregnancy, and even those who agree to some vaccines may be hesitant to add another shot to a growing list of jabs — influenza, Covid, the combi...
“I highly recommend being more cautious if possible before the holidays, including wearing masks in large crowds,” said Regional Epidemiologist with Greater Boroughs Partnership for Health Isabella Caruso. “The flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine/boosters are our number one way to prevent severe illnes...