Refusing the COVID-19 vaccine: What鈥檚 wrong with that?Anne MeylanSebastian Schmidt
A new COVID-19 strain has emerged that appears likely to stick around in the U.S. through the holiday season. SEE: Latest Coronavirus and Vaccine News JN.1, which is a close relative to BA.2.86, is the fastest growing variant in the U.S. According to estimates from the Cen...
Although the subvariant appears to be more transmissible than the current dominant strain in the U.S., that doesn’t necessarily mean the U.S. will see more coronavirus cases as XBB.1.16 increases. Given that most Americans have either been infected or received a...
Is the Covid-19 vaccine free in the UK? Both approved COVID-19 vaccines are only available via the NHS in the UK, and so are totally free. Can the Covid-19 vaccine give you the infection? Certainly not. Public Health England says: 'The vaccine cannot give youCOVID-19infection, ...
The Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine has passed safety and efficacy tests — but researchers still have many questions about how this and other vaccines will perform as they’re rolled out to millions of people.
Does the new strain sweeping the globe mean COVID will become ever morecontagious? By Charles Schmidt on April 4, 2022 目前为止我们对 Omicron BA.2 变种的了解(第二部分) 席卷全球的新病毒株是否意味着 新冠病毒将变得更...
Those more likely to become seriously ill with COVID-19 include people over age 65 and those with underlying medical problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes. For that reason, these groups were prioritized when the COVID-19 vaccine first became available and supplies were...
Will COVID-19 variants affect the vaccine? The best way to prevent new variants is to slow the spread of the virus. The great news is that these proven public health strategies continue to work against new variants as well. Get vaccinated ...
It's all about risk management. Is the vaccine risk-free? No. Does it have severe/fatal reactions in some cases? Yes. That's the same with ANY vaccine! However, the benefits FAR outweigh the risk. When I was taking the COVID shots (and others, I've already had a tetanus shot afte...
While the public has grown accustomed to calling additional shots "boosters," health officials are nowmoving away from the word "booster,"instead calling this year's shots the "2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine" or simply the"updated COVID-19 vaccine."This clarification helps distinguish previous addit...