Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What to expect for the flu, RSV and COVID-19 respiratory season

Influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 are all part of the seasonal respiratory virus lineup. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the upcoming fall and winter are expected ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Q&A: Vaccines, variants and COVID-19 trends

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States were on the rise for weeks heading into mid-September, right as updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna started to be distributed across the country.

Vaccination

Just 23% of U.S. adults 'definitely' plan to get new COVID shot

Just 23% of American adults say they 'definitely' will get the new COVID-19 vaccine, while another 23% say they will 'probably' get it, according to a new poll, which also finds interest in the shot falls along partisan lines.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Protect yourself and loved ones with the new RSV vaccines

National medicine regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently approved the world's first vaccines to prevent RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, for infants and elderly adults.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

India imposes curbs after two die of Nipah virus

India has curbed public gatherings and shut some schools in the southern state of Kerala after two people died of Nipah, a virus from bats or pigs that causes deadly fever, officials said Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Canada approves updated COVID vaccine for fall

Canada on Tuesday approved an updated Moderna COVID vaccine targeting new variants, and is reviewing others likely to be rolled out this fall to mitigate infections once more on the rise.

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