Firstly, because most of the 175 types of circulating respiratory viruses prefer cold and humid weather. Most of them produce mild disease, but some of them like COVID-19, influenza or RSV can produce severe disease, leading to hospitalization and even death...
but some of them like COVID-19, influenza or RSV can produce severe disease, leading to hospitalization and even death. Secondly, when the weather is cold or humid, people tend to gather indoor, in less ventilated spaces and thus are more...
The U.N. agency said it held a teleconference with Chinese health officials on Thursday, during which the data it requested were provided. Those showed an increase in hospital admissions of children due to diseases including bacterial infection, RSV, influenza and common cold viruses since October....
Even if you have had COVID-19 previously or have been vaccinated, it is important to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine because the immunity from previous vaccines and infections decreases over time. Another benefit has to do with immune innovation—when the virus changes, it can escape the an...
One of the critical things that you can do as an individual is get vaccinated. When we think about vaccination, we have to also consider that 30% of the world has not yet received a single dose. And in every...
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and Idris Elba are among a growing list of stars who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus — details
GATES: [. . .] because until we get almost everybody vaccinated globally, we still won’t be fully back to normal. SOURCE:Bill Gates on Finding a Vaccine for COVID-19, the Economy, and Returning to ‘Normal Life’ Bill Gates is no public health expert. He is not a doctor, an epid...
Influenza vaccine is also recommended for pregnant women and young children. We also encourage health care workers to get vaccinated as they are more exposed to the virus in their professional practice, and they are less likely to infect their patients when vaccinated. Vismita Gupta-Smith: ...
Even if you have had COVID-19 previously or have been vaccinated, it is important to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine because the immunity from previous vaccines and infections decreases over time. Another benefit has to do with immune innovation—when the virus changes, it can escape the an...