COVID Vaccine Inhaled Through the Mouth Launched in China
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — China announced Wednesday that it has started giving its citizens a COVID booster that can be inhaled through the mouth.The oral vaccine was distributed in Shanghai. A video appeared on Chinese state media,…
Learn MoreIDSA: Three-Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine Highly Protective in Persons With HIV
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For persons living with HIV (PLWH), a three-dose hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine adjuvanted to a TLR-9 agonist (HepB-CpG) yields 100 percent seroprotection, according to a study presented at the annual meet…
Learn MoreWhat Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cronobacter sakazakii has been in the news as the cause of infant infections and the reason for a U.S. baby formula recall and resulting shortage this year. Infections are rare and the bacteria is harmless …
Learn More‘Prescribed’ Fires’ Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A tool used to restore forest ecosystems could also be key to the battle against tick-borne disease, researchers say.Forest managers and land owners use prescribed fire to combat invasive species, improve w…
Learn MoreNo Sign of Human Herpesvirus in African Gorillas
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite the presence of gorilla trekkers in their habitat, endangered gorillas in the region surrounding East Africa’s Virunga Volcanoes do not have human herpesvirus, researchers say.The Gorilla Doctors te…
Learn MoreHighest COVID-19 Death Rate for 2020 Seen in the Most Urban Areas
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The age-adjusted death rate for COVID-19 was highest for the most urban areas in 2020, according to an October data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for …
Learn MorePfizer planifica cobrar más de 100 dólares por dosis de la vacuna contra la COVID en 2023
LUNES, 24 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Algunos estadounidenses podrían pagar hasta 130 dólares para ponerse una vacuna contra la COVID-19 fabricada por Pfizer a partir de 2023, pero la mayoría seguirán recibiéndola de forma gratuita.Una ejec…
Learn MoreIDSA: Vaccination Program Yielded Large Declines in Varicella Incidence
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Varicella vaccination resulted in a 99 percent reduction in the incidence of varicella among persons aged younger than 20 years, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases…
Learn MoreCardiovascular Events Up for Individuals Hospitalized With COVID-19
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for incident cardiovascular events is increased for individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Heart.Zahra Raisi-Estabragh, Ph.D., from Queen Mary Univer…
Learn MoreCases of Child RSV Are Swamping Hospitals. What Are the Symptoms, Treatments?
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians’ offices, children’s hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms across the United States are being overwhelmed by an early, heavy surge of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among infants…
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