For Baby’s Sake, Moms-to-Be Need the Whooping Cough Vaccine: CDC
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women can help protect their newborns from whooping cough by getting a Tdap vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked cases of infan…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Protection Lasts at Least Six Months After Second Dose
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaccine protection against severe outcomes from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) lasts at least six months after the second dose, but protection is lower for older patients, accordi…
Learn MoreDeclaran el final de un brote de sarampión en Ohio, tras 85 casos
LUNES, 6 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un brote de sarampión en la parte central de Ohio entre niños que no estaban vacunados del todo ha terminado, anunciaron el sábado las autoridades de salud pública.Columbus Health declaró el final del br…
Learn MoreKnowing Someone Who’s Been Ill or Died of COVID Pushes Folks to Get Vaccine: Study
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study shows the importance of the messenger when trying to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccines. People who know someone who was sickened by the virus or who died from it were twice as likely …
Learn MoremRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Not Tied to Increases in Guillain-Barré Syndrome
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ad26.COV2.S (Janssen) vaccination is associated with an increased risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), but no similar increased risk was seen for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, according to a study published online…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series Coverage 76 Percent in Adults 60 Years and Older
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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 an…
Learn MoreMeasles Outbreak in Ohio Declared Over After 85 Cases
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A central Ohio measles outbreak among children who were not fully vaccinated is now over, public health officials announced Saturday. Columbus Health declared the outbreak finished with no new cases after a peri…
Learn More4CMenB Vaccination Effective Against Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Children Under 5
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Complete vaccination with the four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (4CMenB) is effective for preventing invasive meningococcal disease in children younger than 5 years, according to…
Learn MoreBiden levantará la emergencia por la COVID en mayo
MARTES, 31 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las dos medidas de emergencia por la COVID que declaró la Casa Blanca a principios de la pandemia se levantarán en mayo.El lunes, el Presidente Joe Biden informó el plan al Congreso, como parte de una de…
Learn MoreLa pandemia está en un punto de inflexión, según la OMS
LUNES, 30 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La pandemia ha llegado a un “punto de transición”, anunció el lunes la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS).Pero esto no significa que la designación de emergencia de salud pública de importancia intern…
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