Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says
Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated.
Feb 23, 2023
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Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated.
Feb 23, 2023
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COVID-19 booster shots appear to benefit folks 50 and older but less so for younger people, a new study suggests.
Feb 13, 2023
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COVID-19 vaccine primary series coverage reached 76 percent among adults aged 60 years and older by the end of 2022, according to a study published in the Feb. 3 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Feb 6, 2023
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In a finding that suggests the updated bivalent COVID booster shots are worth getting, new government data shows they cut the chances of infection with the new XBB variant by nearly half.
Jan 26, 2023
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Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergarteners dropped again last year, and federal officials are starting a new campaign to try to bring them up.
Jan 12, 2023
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China is currently in the midst of a severe wave of COVID infections and deaths. We don't know exactly how bad it is because of significant gaps in official reporting, but by all indications, things are dire. News reports ...
Jan 9, 2023
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In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Tel Aviv University equipped close to 5,000 Israelis with smartwatches and monitored their physiological parameters over two years. Of those monitored, 2,038 received the booster ...
Dec 28, 2022
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other rheumatic conditions are more at risk for complications and death from pneumonia, meningitis, and other bacterial infections, yet most have not been vaccinated against ...
Dec 28, 2022
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Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts predict difficult months ahead for its 1.4 billion people.
Dec 23, 2022
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A study conducted in Serrana, a small town in São Paulo state used as a model for COVID-19 vaccination in Brazil, shows that mass vaccination reduced the severe case and death rates even while the gamma and delta variants ...
Dec 21, 2022
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