People withCOVID-19 can be infectiousfrom one to two days before and up to eight to 10 days after symptoms begin, according to the CDC."The majority of transmission appears to occur during the early periods of infection, particularly in the 1 to 2 days before symptoms start and within the...
As Sri Lanka's death toll from COVID-19 surges, some are opting for these cardboard coffins when they cremate their loved ones. The country recorded its highest daily death toll of 198 on Friday, with total fatalities reaching 7,560. Currently, about 400 p...
While the new guidelines are exciting, it’s important to remember that COVID-19 is still spreading, so some precautions still need to be taken, according toRichard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease physician and professor of internal medicine at the Northeast Ohio Medical University. Adverti...
Doing so can improve protection against COVID infection as much as fourfold compared to getting the jab when the coronavirus isn’t spreading as much, researchers report in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.“Timing is everything when it comes to COVID-19 boosters,” lead researcher ...
Now they are older adults. Again, they find themselves in what has been one of the hardest-hit age groups, just as they were as children in the polio era. They are sharing their memories with today’s younger people as a lesson of hope for the emergence from COVID-19. ...
At the COVID-19 pandemic onset, when individual-level data of COVID-19 patients were not yet available, there was already a need for risk predictors to support prevention and treatment decisions. Here, we report a hybrid strategy to create such a predict
But regardless of when in the season you get your flu shot, getting it annually should minimize side effects over time, explains Dr. Priya Sampathkumar, an infectious disease specialist at the Mayo Clinic. “If you’ve not had the flu vaccine in a while, or if you’re getting the high...
Vaccination is a cornerstone of public health, having resulted in the near extinction of some infectious diseases while massively reducing the incidence of others. Vaccination programs are very effective in improving public health outcomes [1]. Their effectiveness on a collective scale, however, is de...
Bend your elbow and hold it close to your face while sneezing if you don't have a tissue. 因为手肘是最不容易接触公共物体的部位,可以最大限度减少微生物传播。 This works best if you are wearing long sleeves. The goal is to contain the sneeze with your clothing so it doesn't spread into...
“Fully” vaccinated people can do certain activities, but it depends on the vaccine. Doctors explain when to consider yourself fully vaccinated against COVID-19.