ByMary Kekatos July 26, 2024, 3:12 PM As summer begins to wind down and many children and teenagers across the U.S. get ready to head back to school next month, it also means updated COVID-19 vaccines are around the corner. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Americans receive the updated 2024-25 vaccine when […]
Melody Schreiber Sat 27 Jul 2024 08.00 EDT Covid is surging across the US, with levels of the virus on track to exceed last summer’s wave nationally and approaching the peak of last winter’s wave in the west, according to wastewater data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yet vaccination and antiviral uptake, […]
Jul 30, 2024 Tina Reed The federal government is pouring money into getting more farmworkers vaccinated to prevent them from being infected by the seasonal flu and bird flu viruses at the same time. Why it matters: Officials said the mitigation efforts part of a wider effort to reduce a “theoretical” risk that the viruses could mix and […]
Madhukar Pai May 8, 2024,01:11pm EDT For a while, Covid-19 turned all journalists into health journalists. Equally, it pushed scientists into science communication. Today, even as we face new challenges, from H5N1 bird flu to outbreaks of measles, the need for good communication and public engagement remains paramount. This means scientists, especially those in public […]
Author: Eleanor Fleming A mother whose son’s childhood has been “destroyed” after he contracted chickenpox, leading to “lifelong disabilities”, is urging parents to think twice before deciding not to vaccinate their children. Read full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/vaccine-chickenpox-condition-myasthenia-gravis-b2541411.html
Apr 29, 2024, 09:59 ET Responses from 23,000 people point to need for more locally relevant communication strategies to increase vaccine confidence NEW YORK, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — While it found that global uptake of at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose was robust, a new survey published today in Nature Medicine revealed mixed signals about the current acceptance […]
A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that school entry requirements are linked to an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. Read full article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240429/HPV-vaccination-rates-increase-with-school-entry-requirements-study-finds.aspx
Sara Novak May 02, 2024 In the first half of 2023, COVID-19 killed 42,670 people in the United States, while the flu killed about half that amount. Yet half as many people received the updated COVID booster as those who got the flu shot — even though COVID is twice as deadly as influenza. In all, around 22% of people […]
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Published 6:01 PM EDT, Sat April 27, 2024 The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries. There were 171,153 cases globally in 2022, according to Dr. Patrick O’Connor of the […]
For immediate release: January 05, 2024 Published by: Board of Health, Department of Public Health Contact: Health Department phlpublichealth@phila.gov PHILADELPHIA—The City continues to respond to the ongoing measles outbreak in Philadelphia. Current situation Today, the Health Department reports a total of 5 confirmed and 3 presumed cases of measles associated with this outbreak. Currently, 3 of these cases are hospitalized […]