by Abraham Gutman Published Jan. 5, 2024, 5:12 p.m. ET The Philadelphia Inquirer A measles outbreak in Philadelphia has expanded to six confirmed and three suspected cases, city health officials said Friday. This includes two confirmed cases in children who were exposed at a day-care center in Northeast Philadelphia, according to the Department of Public Health, which […]
By Taleisha Newbill, CBS News Philadelphia Staff December 23, 2023 / 8:25 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Officials at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Jefferson Health want to warn the public of a possible measles exposure at a building. In a release Saturday night, officials said the building on […]
Updated: 11:02 AM EST Nov 8, 2023 WGAL LANCASTER, Pa. — As we approach the winter months, you might want to watch your children for cold-like symptoms, they may have Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Respiratory Syncytial Virus, better known as RSV, usually peaks around late fall and early winter. It starts as a cold, but if […]
by Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania Americans have less confidence in vaccines to address a variety of illnesses than they did just a year or two ago, and more people accept misinformation about vaccines and COVID-19, according to the latest health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University […]
PENNSYLVANIA —The Pennsylvania Department of Health is urging all Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated against both the flu and COVID-19 as we head into respiratory disease season. The announcement was made during a news conference on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. Read full article: https://www.mychesco.com/a/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-health-department-urges-residents-to-get-flu-and-covid-19-vaccinations/
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By Keren Landman @landmanspeaking Oct 25, 2023, 11:50am EDT On October 13, the drug manufacturer Sanofi made a surprising announcement: Public demand for Beyfortus — the brand name of nirsevimab, the company’s new product aimed at protecting newborns from severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections — had wildly outpaced supply. Read full article: https://www.vox.com/2023/10/25/23931321/rsv-beyfortus-nirsevimab-shortage-supply-vfc-vaccines-for-children-respiratory-syncytial-virus
Reuters October 20, 20234:11 PM EDT Oct 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer’s (PFE.N) vaccine Penbraya, making it the first shot to protect against five groups of a deadly bacteria that can cause meningitis and blood poisoning, the company said on Friday. Meningococcal diseases are rare bacterial infections that commonly […]
Kaiser Family Foundation Sept 27, 2023 Nearly half of adults say that they will “definitely” or “probably” get the newly recommended COVID-19 vaccine, though most parents are not planning to get the shot for their children, according to the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor poll. Among all adults, 23% say they will definitely get the new […]
Nature 27 September 2023 Mechael Eisenstein If deployed effectively and equitably, this latest generation of vaccines could help to prevent countless deaths and hospitalizations among the young and old. Mask wearing, social distancing and other public-health measures put in place to thwart COVID-19 also kept other respiratory infections at bay. But by late 2022, most […]