El aumento en las hospitalizaciones por la COVID y las nuevas variantes crispan los nervios en EE. UU.
MARTES, 29 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hay un nuevo brote de COVID-19, y los cambios estacionales y las nuevas variantes fomentan un aumento en las hospitalizaciones y las muertes. Una nueva variante ómicron, llamada Eris, se ha convertido e…
Learn MoreEl virus de la COVID evoluciona tres veces más rápido en los venados que en los humanos
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las variantes de la COVID-19 están evolucionando tres veces más rápido en los venados de cola blanca que en los humanos, según un nuevo estudio. Los venados sirven como reservorios virales, lugares donde…
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 MoreCOVID Virus Is Evolving Three Times Faster in Deer Versus Humans
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 variants are evolving three times faster in white-tailed deer than in humans, according to a new study. Deer serve as virus reservoirs, places where a virus thrives and multiplies, making them the per…
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 …
Learn MoreU.S. Wastewater Tests Spot Highly Mutated Variant of COVID-19
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United States.The U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Learn MoreSARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection Linked to Increased Risk for Reinfection
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron infection is associated with an increased risk for reinfection among residents of long-term care and retirement homes, according to a stud…
Learn MoreU.S. Wastewater Tests Spot Highly Mutated Variant of COVID-19
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United States.The U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Learn MoreLa FDA aprueba la vacuna contra el VSR para embarazadas, para ayudar a proteger a los recién nacidos
MARTES, 22 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Quizá las mujeres pronto cuenten con una vacuna que pueden recibir durante un embarazo para ayudar a proteger a sus hijos recién nacidos del virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR), después de que la Adminis…
Learn MoreFDA Approves RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women to Help Shield Newborns
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women may soon have a vaccine they can take during a pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the shot, called Ab…
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