Respiratory Infections News

Year after year, experts say the best defense against seasonal influenza is getting vaccinated.

CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, endorsed her vaccine advisory committee’s unanimous vote on Tuesday to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, opening vaccination to millions of children aged 5 to 11 years.

COVID-19 vaccination is less effective in immunocompromised adults than it is in the general population, a large study found, supporting recent recommendations that they receive extra doses.

Last month, in an interview with MSNBC, Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, warned that the state of Texas could see a fifth wave of COVID-19 right in time for the holidays.

In a recent population-based cohort study, researchers observed an increased risk for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

According to Moderna, the FDA said it will need more time to review the company’s request for an emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents to further review the risk for myocarditis in this population.

Healio conducted a Q&A with Henry Bernstein, DO, of @NorthwellHealth on frequently asked questions about Pfizer's #COVID19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.

Another study has found that COVID-19 vaccination is more protective than a previous infection.

The FDA on Friday authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years.

Human influence has had an unequivocal impact on Earth’s climate, causing significant changes that threaten people’s security and physical and mental health, according to a landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.