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Flu Season Now As Bad As 2009 Swine Flu
NEW YORK (AP) — The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago.
A government report out Friday shows 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last week was for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu. That ties the highest level seen in the U.S. during swine flu in 2009.
And it surpasses every winter flu season since 2003, when the government changed the way it measures flu.
“I wish that there were better news this week, but almost everything we’re looking at is bad news,” said Dr. Anne Schuchat, acting director of the Centers for Disea...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Local News Flu Swine Flu Source Type: news
Superbugs, Anti-Vaxxers Make WHO ’ s List Of 10 Global Health Threats
(CNN) — From climate change to superbugs, the World Health Organization has laid out 10 big threats to our global health in 2019.
And unless these threats get addressed, millions of lives will be in jeopardy.
Here’s a snapshot of 10 urgent health issues, according to the United Nations’ public health agency:
Not vaccinating when you can
One of the most controversial recent health topics in the US is now an international concern.
“Vaccine hesitancy — the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines — threatens to reverse progress made in tackling vaccine-prevent...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Local TV Source Type: news
Cambridge ’ s Moderna Therapeutics Ramps Up Search For Coronavirus Vaccine
BOSTON (CBS) – The coronavirus has killed more than two dozen people in China and the race to create a vaccine is on at Cambridge-based biotech company Moderna Therapeutics.
A team of scientists in their Norwood lab are working with the National Institutes of Health to research coronavirus. However, to distribute a vaccine around the world, Moderna President Dr. Steven Hoge said they need federal help.
“There are going to be a continuing stream of public health threats, viruses that jump into humans from other species and the longer we wait to respond, the bigger that threat becomes,” Dr. Hoge told CBS News. “The f...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Business Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Steven Hoge Moderna Therapeutics Source Type: news
Is It Allergies, The Flu Or The Coronavirus? How To Tell The Difference
(CNN) — The coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 people worldwide. With all of the news of event cancellations, empty flights and health precautions (wash your hands!), it’s natural that people may get a little anxious every time they feel a tickle in their throat or the beginnings of a bad cough.
While the coronavirus is certainly something to take seriously, the chances of any individual person getting it are still low. But if you’re wondering whether that stuffy nose could end up being a worst case scenario, CNN talked to Dr. Greg Poland, a professor of medicine and Infectious diseases at the May...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Coronavirus Source Type: news
Only Half Of Americans Would Get A Coronavirus Vaccine, Poll Shows
(AP) – Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
That’s surprisingly low considering the effort going into the global race for a vaccine against the coronavirus that has sparked a pandemic since first emerging from China late last year. But more people might eventually roll up their sleeves: The poll, released Wednesday, found 31% simply weren’t sure if they’d get vaccinated. Another 1 in 5 said they’d refuse.
Moderna the...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Source Type: news
PCV-13 May Not Fully Protect Children With Comorbidity PCV-13 May Not Fully Protect Children With Comorbidity
Among children vaccinated with PCV13, invasive pneumococcal disease is more common in those with comorbidities, suggesting routine vaccination may not be enough to reduce this risk. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Pneumococcal Vaccine Reduces Hospitalization RatesPneumococcal Vaccine Reduces Hospitalization Rates
Young children's hospitalizations for sinusitis and pneumonia decreased in the years after pneumococcal vaccine introduction in Sweden. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Older High-Risk Children Should Receive PCV13, AAP Says Older High-Risk Children Should Receive PCV13, AAP Says
At-risk children aged 6 to 18 years should receive PCV13, even if they have received other pneumococcal vaccines, according to a new recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
AAP expands recommendations for use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine NEWS AND FEATURES
Source: AAP News - November 24, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sawyer, M. H. Tags: Infectious Diseases NEWS AND FEATURES Source Type: research
2015 ACIP Adult Schedule Highlights Pneumococcal Vaccine2015 ACIP Adult Schedule Highlights Pneumococcal Vaccine
The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is now recommended, in addition to the previously recommended 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, for adults aged 65 years and older. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Pneumococcal Vaccine May Not Prevent Invasive Disease in KidsPneumococcal Vaccine May Not Prevent Invasive Disease in Kids
In children with comorbid conditions, invasive pneumococcal disease causes higher morbidity and mortality, and many cases are caused by serotypes not included in current conjugate vaccines. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Pneumonia Vaccine Benefits Extend to Unvaccinated ChildrenPneumonia Vaccine Benefits Extend to Unvaccinated Children
Rates of community-acquired pneumonia declined in unvaccinated children after the introduction of the PCV10 pneumococcal vaccine, report researchers. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
ACIP Changes Pneumococcal Vaccine Interval in Low-Risk ElderlyACIP Changes Pneumococcal Vaccine Interval in Low-Risk Elderly
Guidelines recommend 1 year between two pneumococcal vaccines in healthy older adults. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Flu Vaccine May Cut Pneumonia Hospitalization Risk in Half Flu Vaccine May Cut Pneumonia Hospitalization Risk in Half
A higher proportion of patients with community-acquired pneumonia had received the influenza vaccine compared with patients hospitalized for pneumonia with laboratory-confirmed influenza. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
CBS News: Big Drugmakers are Gouging Refugee Children, Group Says
In the NewsCBS News: Big Drugmakers are Gouging Refugee Children, Group Says
July 14, 2016
Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline refuse to lower the price of their pneumonia vaccines, making it harder to treat refugee children in Greece and in other countries with vulnerable populations. MSF has vaccinated more than 5,000 refugee children across Greece. View external media.
Source: MSF News - July 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jess Brown Source Type: news
