Los niños se defienden de la COVID más fácilmente, pero su sistema inmunitario paga un precio
VIERNES, 27 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El sistema inmunitario potenciado de los niños les permite vencer a la COVID-19 fácilmente, y producir una fuerte respuesta inmunitaria inicial que se deshace del virus con rapidez.Pero esta marcada rea…
Learn MorePandemic at a Tipping Point: WHO
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic has reached a “transition point,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. Still, that doesn’t mean the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) designation declared by the…
Learn MoreBooster Cuts COVID-19-Related Mortality in Adults With Chronic Conditions
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with two or more chronic conditions, booster vaccination with BNT162b2 or CoronaVac is associated with reductions in COVID-19-related mortality compared with two doses, according to a study publishe…
Learn MoreUpdated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID-19 Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend that the agency phase out original versions of COVID-19 vaccines for use in the unvaccinated, in favor of…
Learn MoreLos refuerzos actualizados podrían reducir el riesgo de infección con la variante XBB casi a la mitad
JUEVES, 26 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos nuevos datos del gobierno muestran que las dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna bivalente contra la COVID reducen las probabilidades de infección con la nueva variante XBB casi a la mitad, un hallazgo que…
Learn MoreYes, Kids Ward Off COVID More Easily. But Their Immune System Pays a Price
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children’s amped-up immune systems allow them to beat back COVID-19 easily, producing a strong initial response that quickly slaps away the virus.But there might be a price to be paid for that sharp reaction, …
Learn MoreOdds of Severe COVID-19 Disease Lower for Children During Omicron Predominance
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children, severe COVID-19 disease occurred less during omicron than during alpha- and delta-predominant periods, according to a study published in the February issue of The Lancet Regional Health Americas….
Learn MoreUpdated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend that the agency phase out original versions of COVID vaccines for use in the unvaccinated, in favor o…
Learn MoreBivalent Vaccine Provides Added Protection Against BA.5, XBB/XBB.1.5
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bivalent vaccines seem to provide additional protection against symptomatic BA.5 and XBB/XBB.1.5 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron sublineages, according to research publi…
Learn MorePediatric SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C Differed in Delta, Omicron Waves
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The clinical presentation of hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive testing or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) differed in the …
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