As of Oct. 7,CDC's FluView weekly reportshowed that the percent of flu cases were relatively unchanged, rising about 1% compared to the week prior. In that same timeframe, 1,127 people were hospitalized with influenza, up from 1,050 people the week...
With the rollout of this fall'supdated COVID-19 vaccines, the CDCrecommends a new shot for nearly all Americansto reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalization or death. The FDA says virtually all Americans as young as 6 months old are now approved or authorized to get at least one ...
Do You Have the Flu, RSV, COVID, or a Cold? Winter is almost here, and with it may come runny noses, coughing, and congestion. But how do you know if you just have a common cold, or if you have one or more of the three respiratory viruses that make up the “tripledemic” –...
There's also a new RSV drug available this season. Called Beyfortus, it wasrecently approved for infants younger than eight monthsexperiencing their first RSV season, with some high-risk infants eligible to receive a second shot the following year. ...
medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases tells Fortune.“I don’t want to panic people, but I would say if you haven’t been vaccinated and you’re eligible for vaccination—that means everybody 6 months of age and older—get that COVID shot, get that flu shot....
In Chicago on Saturday, Dr. Juanita Mora saw a family of five kids all with RSV, ranging from a 3-year-old to a teenager. Fearing what's ahead this winter, she's telling everyone to get a flu shot and a COVID-19 booster.
By mid-February, CDC analysts had identified and verified 23 cases of GBS among the roughly 9.5 million people who have been vaccinated with one of the two vaccines. Fifteen of those were among people who got the Pfizer vaccine and eight were among people who received the GSK ...
According to theFlu tracker in New York State, more than 21,000 cases of the flu had been reported in the past week! The majority of the cases were in New York City with Western New York in second place. RSV can lead to pneumonia, especially in the very young, the very old, or th...
Sign up here to getThe Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Guptaevery Tuesday from the CNN Health team. The CDC says doctors should discuss other vaccines available for respiratory infections, too.Flu shotsare already in drug stores and doctor’s offices, andupdated Covid-19 vaccinesare expected ...
In the rare chance that someone had a bad reaction to the shot they can also report it to theVaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. “Today’s ACIP recommendation for maternal immunization with Abrysvo reinforces the wide-ranging impact vaccines can have, including helping protect infants immediat...