2024 COVID vaccine? Here’s why last year’s isn’t enough
This fall, prepare for the latest round of COVID vaccine Whac-a-Mole. Like the old arcade game, no matter how many shots we get, the enemy always pops back up. But …
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Another COVID vaccine? Yes, and here’s why
This fall, prepare for the latest round of COVID vaccine Whac-a-Mole. Like the old arcade game, no matter how many shots we get, the enemy always pops back up. But …
Whooping cough cases rise across Australia but medication is in short supply
Whooping cough cases are on the rise across Australia, prompting medical experts to encourage vaccinations for children. The increase in cases coincides with the short supply of a popular medication …
As mpox cases rise, experts urge complete, 2-part vaccinations
Nada Hassanein | (TNS) Stateline.org The number of U.S. mpox cases has more than doubled compared with last year, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been …
4 years later, COVID remains a year-round threat. Here’s why this virus isn’t seasonal quite yet
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can …
Positive test not needed for diagnosis, new report says
By Emily Alpert Reyes | Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — People do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of long …
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic – The Mercury News
Arthur Allen | (TNS) KFF Health News Even a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs. They worried about them in …
Need a pharmacy? These states and neighborhoods have less access – The Denver Post
By TOM MURPHY and KASTURI PANANJADY (Associated Press) Opening stores used to mean everything to pharmacy chains. CVS Health once boasted of opening or buying more than 2,900 locations in …
4 ways vaccine skeptics mislead you on measles and more
Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder | (TNS) KFF Health News Measles is on the rise in the United States. In the first quarter of this year, the number of cases …
After four years, a day without any deaths in California
It was a regular Tuesday in spring, sunny and warm, and a little foggy at the coast. But as April 2, 2024 came to a close, a silent victory emerged: …