(HealthDay)—Fall is approaching, and so is the possibility of what public health officials are calling a "twindemic"—overlapping epidemics of both COVID-19 and influenza.
Aug 21, 2020
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A recent study provides preliminary evidence of the long-term relationship between prevention and control measures and influenza transmission in China during the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for the impact under various ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Brazil, the country with the world's second-highest COVID-19 death toll after the United States, also leads the Americas and the entire southern hemisphere in terms of its overall recorded death rate.
Apr 20, 2021
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South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants, according to health experts.
May 15, 2022
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There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior US scientist said Wednesday, underscoring the urgent need to find a vaccine and effective treatments.
Mar 26, 2020
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Australia experienced an early start to its flu season, which is beginning to cause a spike in illnesses. According to a recent CNN report, Australia's rising flu cases may be in indicator of what is coming to the U.S. later ...
Jun 19, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Seasonal influenza viruses are circulating widely in the Southern Hemisphere, but influenza activity is currently low in the United States, according to research published in the Oct. 11 issue of the U.S. Centers ...
Oct 11, 2019
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Being up to date on COVID-19 vaccines means having had three or four doses of the same shot at this point. Current boosters are the same formulations as the first authorized shots, based on the original strain of the coronavirus ...
Jun 2, 2022
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The need for social distancing will continue into the summer as an important public health tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic acknowledges the hardships ...
Apr 30, 2020
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(HealthDay)—The final statistics are in for America's last flu season, and the news is good: Record low rates of influenza were reported as cases plummeted during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sep 17, 2020
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