Total Number of HPV Vaccination Encounters Down During Pandemic
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination per encounter for pediatric patients aged 9 to 22 years, despite a decrease in overall encounters associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, accordi…
Learn More4.4 Million Americans Have Gotten Updated COVID-19 Boosters
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least 4.4 million Americans have received the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts decried President Joe Bid…
Learn More4.4 Million Americans Have Gotten Updated COVID Boosters
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least 4.4 million Americans have received the updated COVID-19 booster shot.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts decried President Joe Bide…
Learn MoreMore Batches of Moderna COVID-19 Shots Shipped Amid Reports of Shortages
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — To keep up with demand for updated booster shots, U.S. health officials are shipping out more batches of the revamped Moderna vaccine to pharmacies across the country.While supplies of the updated Pfizer bo…
Learn MoreCanada May Soon Drop COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for International Travelers
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 vaccine requirement for foreign nationals in Canada is likely to be eliminated by the end of September, the Associated Press reported, citing an official close to the matter who was not author…
Learn MoreCanada May Soon Drop COVID Vaccine Requirement for International Travelers
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you haven’t had a COVID vaccine, you can’t travel to Canada, but that could change soon.The vaccine requirement for foreign nationals in that country is likely to be eliminated by the end of September, …
Learn MoreLa OMS afirma que el final de la pandemia quizá esté cerca
JUEVES, 15 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El final de la pandemia de COVID-19 está a la vista, declaró el miércoles el líder de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), ya que las muertes están en su nivel más bajo en todo el mundo desde …
Learn MoreBajan los casos de viruela del simio en EE. UU., pero a las autoridades les preocupa llegar a las minorías
JUEVES, 15 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los casos de viruela del simio siguen reduciéndose en Estados Unidos, pero ahora a las autoridades de salud pública les preocupa que el virus se esté abriendo camino en las comunidades de color.Los…
Learn MoreGuidelines Issued for Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic, Musculoskeletal Diseases
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In new guidelines issued by the American College of Rheumatology, evidence-based recommendations are presented for the use of vaccinations in children and adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases …
Learn MoreFDA Warns Against Overuse of TPOXX Monkeypox Drug
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are advising doctors not to overuse the only antiviral for monkeypox because there is a risk of the virus mutating and rendering the drug useless.TPOXX (tecovirimat) works by targeting j…
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