Caen las defensas: los anticuerpos contra la COVID bajan primero en la nariz
MIÉRCOLES, 21 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los investigadores creen que han averiguado por qué las personas pueden reinfectarse con la COVID-19, a pesar de la inmunidad obtenida mediante la vacunación o una infección anterior.Resulta que l…
Learn MoreLa vacuna contra la COVID es más efectiva que la infección para prevenir muertes y hospitalizaciones
MIÉRCOLES, 21 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La vacunación contra la COVID-19 es más efectiva que la inmunidad natural cuando se trata de evitar la hospitalización, encontró un importante estudio en el mundo real.Las personas de todos los gr…
Learn MoreFlu, RSV, COVID: Shield Yourself From the ‘Tripledemic’ This Holiday
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Public health experts have been warning of a “tripledemic” of respiratory viruses this fall and winter, so the American Lung Association has some tips for breathing easier this holiday season.Flu, respirator…
Learn MoreStop Screening Asymptomatic Hospital Patients for COVID, Experts Say
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A nationwide group of infection control experts recommends U.S. health care facilities stop testing patients for COVID-19 before hospital admission or scheduled surgeries if they have no virus symptoms.The S…
Learn MoreBivalent COVID-19 mRNA Booster Effective
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A bivalent booster mRNA vaccine dose is effective against COVID-19-associated hospitalization in adults and seniors, according to two studies published in the Dec. 16 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers…
Learn MoreU.S. to Release Flu Meds From National Stockpile to Ease Shortages
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Having trouble finding influenza meds at your local pharmacy? You’re not alone. Now, flu-infected patients will have better access to prescription medicines as the U.S. government releases doses of Tamiflu…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine More Effective Than Infection at Preventing Death, Hospitalization
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination is more effective than natural immunity when it comes to keeping you out of the hospital, a major, real-world study has found.People of all age groups benefited significantly more when …
Learn MoreDefenses Down: COVID Antibodies in Nose Decline First
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers think they’ve figured out why people can become reinfected with COVID-19, despite immunity gained from either vaccination or a previous infection.It turns out that antibodies produced in the nos…
Learn MoreCoinfection With Flu, SARS-CoV-2 Described in Children
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a report published in the Dec. 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, data are presented on coinfection with influenza and severe acute respi…
Learn MoreLa combinación de COVID y gripe puede conllevar una grave enfermedad para los niños
VIERNES, 16 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los niños que contraen la gripe y la COVID-19 a la vez podrían sufrir una enfermedad grave, incluso letal, advirtieron el viernes las autoridades de salud de EE. UU.Hasta ahora, las infecciones con …
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