Los venados portan variantes de la COVID que ya no se ven en las personas
VIERNES, 3 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque las variantes de la COVID-19 alfa, gama y delta ya no circulan entre los humanos, continúan propagándose entre los venados de cola blanca.Estos animales son el mamífero grande más abundante en A…
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 MoreCOVID-19 Leading Cause of Death for U.S. Children, Young People
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 was a leading cause of death among U.S. children and young persons (CYP) aged 0 to 19 years, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in JAMA Network Open.Seth Flaxman, Ph.D., from the University …
Learn MoreDeer Carry COVID Variants No Longer Seen in People
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While COVID-19 variants Alpha, Gamma and Delta are no longer circulating among humans, they continue to spread in white-tailed deer. The animals are the most abundant large mammal in North America. Scientists a…
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…
Learn MoreBreast Milk of Vaccinated Moms Provides COVID-19 Protection to Infants
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Journal of Perinatology.Lauren Stewart Stafford, from University of Flori…
Learn MorePandemic at a Tipping Point: WHO
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic has reached a “transition point,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. Still, that doesn’t mean the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) designation declared by the…
Learn MoreUpdated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend that the agency phase out original versions of COVID vaccines for use in the unvaccinated, in favor o…
Learn MoreU.S. Proposes to Make COVID Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday asked its vaccine advisory panel to weigh a proposal to turn COVID vaccines into an annual shot for most Americans.Such a move would simplify future vaccination …
Learn MoreUn informe describe un plan nacional para detectar gérmenes nocivos en las aguas residuales
VIERNES, 20 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La pandemia le dio protagonismo a la evaluación de las aguas residuales para medir la propagación viral.Ahora, unos expertos de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias (NAS), una organización independiente, pu…
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