Vaccinations Cut U.S. COVID Deaths by 58%: Study
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program slashed the coronavirus’ expected death rate by as much as 58%, saving hundreds of thousands of lives during the first two waves of the pandemic, a new study says.Comput…
Learn MoreAge Big Factor in COVID Vaccine Views
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your age may play a huge role in whether you’ll decide to get a COVID vaccine, new research finds.Though vaccine hesitancy due to personal politics has drawn a lot of media attention, a University of Georgia…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID vaccination is highly protective against severe disease in people of all body weights, new British research finds. The study of over 9 million adults found that those who’d received two doses of a COVID-…
Learn MoreCOVID Was a Leading Cause of Death for 2020, 2021
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 has officially joined heart disease and cancer as a leading cause of death in the United States for two years in a row. The virus was the third-leading cause of death for the period between when the p…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten de una ola entrante de ómicron
MIÉRCOLES, 15 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — La variante ómicron se está propagando con rapidez en Estados Unidos, y podría desencadenar una inmensa ola de infecciones de COVID incluso ya en enero, señalaron el martes las autoridades de salu…
Learn MoreLas vacunas contra la COVID solo ofrecen cierta protección a las personas con mieloma
MIÉRCOLES, 15 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — La vacunación contra la COVID-19 provee mucha menos protección a las personas con mieloma múltiple que a los sobrevivientes de otros tipos de cáncer, muestra una investigación reciente.Los hallazg…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Coming Omicron Wave
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Omicron variant is spreading rapidly in the United States and could trigger a huge wave of COVID infections as early as January, federal health officials said Tuesday.In just one week there was a sevenf…
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