Some Immunosuppressed Do Not Have Anti-Spike Antibodies After COVID-19 Vaccination
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About one in five immunosuppressed individuals have no detectable immunoglobulin (Ig)G anti-spike antibodies, even after three or more COVID-19 vaccines, according to a study published in the August issue o…
Learn MoreRecommendations Updated for Flu Vaccine in Children
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Recommendations have been updated for influenza vaccination among U.S. children for the 2023 to 2024 season, according to a policy statement and accompanying technical report from the American Academy of Pedi…
Learn MoreRising COVID Hospitalizations, New Variants Have Americans on Edge
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID-19 surge is underway, with seasonal changes and new variants fueling an increase in hospitalizations and deaths.A new Omicron variant, named Eris, has become dominant in the United States amid sig…
Learn MoreLas autoridades anuncian que las vacunas contra la COVID actualizadas saldrán a mediados de septiembre
VIERNES, 25 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — A mediados de septiembre podrían estar disponibles unas nuevas vacunas de refuerzo contra la COVID-19, adaptadas para que se dirijan a las variantes que circulan ahora.Se prevé que la Administración de…
Learn MoreTeens May Have Missed Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescents, especially those born in 2008, may have missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the Aug. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Learn MorePoll: Only Half of Older Adults Have Heard of New RSV Vaccine
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About half of older adults (52 percent) have heard of the new vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to the National Poll on Healthy Aging released online on Aug. 22.The poll, which comes…
Learn MoreUpdated COVID-19 Vaccines Will Roll Out Mid-September, Officials Say
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September, providing an opportunity for people to boost waning antibodies to the virus.The U.S. Food and Drug …
Learn MoreLa tasa de vacunación contra el VPH de los niños de EE. UU. se ha estancado
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en una década, la tasa de vacunación contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) de los adolescentes de EE. UU. no ha aumentado, muestran unos nuevos datos. Las directrices actuales de los…
Learn MoreLos refuerzos de las vacunas contra la COVID son esenciales para algunos pacientes con cáncer: estudio
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con cáncer con unos sistemas inmunitarios debilitados por el tratamiento son uno de los grupos más preocupados por la continua propagación de la COVID-19 y las probabilidades de que la inf…
Learn MoreLas pruebas de aguas residuales de EE. UU. detectan una variante de COVID-19 altamente mutada
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud pública han detectado la nueva variante BA.2.86 de la COVID-19 en las aguas residuales de EE. UU., lo que plantea preocupaciones sobre la variante, altamente mutada, en Estados …
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