If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19vaccines, it’s not too late. Health officials say it’s important to get vaccinated ahead of theholidays, when respiratory bugs tend to spread with travel and indoor celebrations. Those viruses haven’t caused much trouble so far this...
The best time to get aflu vaccineis September or October, with a few exceptions, the CDC says. Pregnant women in their third trimester are encouraged to get vaccinated in July or August to protect their unborn child from the flu during the first few months of life, when they are too you...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the risk of getting vaccinated during pregnancy is usually concerned with live attenuated vaccines (LAV). “Vaccines recommended for mothers don’t have active virus components and are nowadays comprised of mRNA, inactivated virus, viral vectors or s...
Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging parents to get their kids vaccinated against COVID-19— but stopped short of saying they should be a requirement for going back to school. "Whenever you're talking about requiring something, that's always a charged issue. So I'm not so sure we should be ...
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In the majority of cases, preterm infants (infants born before 37 weeks' gestation), regardless of birth weight, should be vaccinated at the same chronological
and adults ages 60 to 74 at increased risk for severe RSV disease. You can get vaccinated any time, but the best time to receive an RSV vaccination is late summer and early fall before RSV starts to spread in the community. If you have already received an RSV vaccine, you do not need...
people who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems or are 50 and older should not receive the nasal spray flu vaccine, which is a live virus-based vaccine. "It's not that they can't get vaccinated," Shakil said. "It's just that the type of vaccine has to be tailored for them."...
"I really do believe that masking right now, especially for those unvaccinated, is a temporary measure. What we really need to do to drive down these transmissions, in the areas of high transmission, is to get more and more people vaccinated, and in the meantime to use masks," she said...
Nassau and Suffolk residents have a lower vaccination rate for the latest COVID shot than the state.Credit: Howard Schnapp The immunity that exists across the larger population, helped by both those who were vaccinated and those who were infected, will wane as fewer people get shots. ...