Aumentan los casos de gripe en EE. UU., e instan a los adultos mayores a vacunarse
MARTES, 6 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los expertos les piden a los adultos mayores que se vacunen contra la gripe lo antes posible, mientras una temporada de gripe excepcionalmente desagradable se despliega por todo Estados Unidos.Ya se h…
Learn MoreSeniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts are asking seniors to get their flu shots ASAP as an exceptionally nasty flu season unfolds across the United States.Already, 8.7 million flu cases have been reported, with 78,000 hospitalizations and …
Learn MorePfizer Asks FDA to Approve Tweaked COVID-19 Booster as Third Shot for Under 5s
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants and young children could soon receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine as part of their three-dose series.Pfizer Inc. on Monday asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to have the vaccine that targets th…
Learn MoreLos científicos quizá estén más cerca de una vacuna efectiva contra el VIH
VIERNES, 2 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Se piensa que para que una vacuna contra el VIH tenga una amplia efectividad, tendrá que hacer que el cuerpo produzca unos anticuerpos especiales que puedan neutralizar a una amplia variedad de cepas…
Learn MorePfizer Asks FDA to Approve Tweaked COVID Booster as Third Shot for Kids Under 5
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants and young children could soon receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine as part of their three-dose series. Pfizer Inc. on Monday asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to have the vaccine that targets t…
Learn MoreScientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s thought that for an HIV vaccine to be widely effective, it will have to spur the body to make special antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV strains. Now scientists say they have taken an esse…
Learn MoreFewer Parents Talking to Child’s Regular Provider About Vaccines
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One in seven U.S. parents have not talked about vaccines with their child’s regular provider in the past two years, according to the results of a survey released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National…
Learn MoreLa COVID puede variar durante el embarazo: vacúnese para mantenerse segura
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando las mujeres embarazadas contraen la COVID-19, una de cada 10 tendrá síntomas moderados, graves o incluso críticos, encuentra un estudio reciente.Entonces, es importante que se vacunen contra la…
Learn MoreLa Casa Blanca vuelve a instar a ponerse los refuerzos contra la COVID, y cita su efectividad
MIÉRCOLES, 23 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — No es demasiado tarde para ponerse la vacuna de refuerzo más reciente contra la COVID-19.Ya sea la vacuna bivalente de Pfizer o la de Moderna, los refuerzos ofrecen protección adicional contra la …
Learn MoreNew COVID Variant XBB Is Gaining Ground Among Americans
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials are tracking a new COVID variant that’s a combination of two earlier Omicron subvariants.Known as XBB, this latest subvariant now represents 3.1% of new COVID cases throughout the U.S. and…
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