By Regan Olsson , Contributing Writer August 02, 2024 The excitement of going off to college is often filled with dreams of independence, new friends and endless opportunities. But amidst the packing, planning and farewells, there’s another essential step that many students and parents overlook – health preparedness. Before stepping onto your university or college campus, it’s […]

ByMary Kekatos July 26, 2024, 3:12 PM As summer begins to wind down and many children and teenagers across the U.S. get ready to head back to school next month, it also means updated COVID-19 vaccines are around the corner. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Americans receive the updated 2024-25 vaccine when […]

Melody Schreiber Sat 27 Jul 2024 08.00 EDT Covid is surging across the US, with levels of the virus on track to exceed last summer’s wave nationally and approaching the peak of last winter’s wave in the west, according to wastewater data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yet vaccination and antiviral uptake, […]

Jul 30, 2024 Tina Reed The federal government is pouring money into getting more farmworkers vaccinated to prevent them from being infected by the seasonal flu and bird flu viruses at the same time. Why it matters: Officials said the mitigation efforts part of a wider effort to reduce a “theoretical” risk that the viruses could mix and […]

Madhukar Pai May 8, 2024,01:11pm EDT For a while, Covid-19 turned all journalists into health journalists. Equally, it pushed scientists into science communication. Today, even as we face new challenges, from H5N1 bird flu to outbreaks of measles, the need for good communication and public engagement remains paramount. This means scientists, especially those in public […]

Author: Eleanor Fleming A mother whose son’s childhood has been “destroyed” after he contracted chickenpox, leading to “lifelong disabilities”, is urging parents to think twice before deciding not to vaccinate their children. Read full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/vaccine-chickenpox-condition-myasthenia-gravis-b2541411.html

Apr 29, 2024, 09:59 ET Responses from 23,000 people point to need for more locally relevant communication strategies to increase vaccine confidence NEW YORK, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — While it found that global uptake of at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose was robust, a new survey published today in Nature Medicine revealed mixed signals about the current acceptance […]

A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that school entry requirements are linked to an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. Read full article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240429/HPV-vaccination-rates-increase-with-school-entry-requirements-study-finds.aspx

Sara Novak May 02, 2024 In the first half of 2023, COVID-19 killed 42,670 people in the United States, while the flu killed about half that amount. Yet half as many people received the updated COVID booster as those who got the flu shot — even though COVID is twice as deadly as influenza. In all, around 22% of people […]

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Published 6:01 PM EDT, Sat April 27, 2024 The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries. There were 171,153 cases globally in 2022, according to Dr. Patrick O’Connor of the […]

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/

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 […]

Published: 9/27/2023 9:54:52 AM Modified: 9/27/2023 9:54:04 AM Valley News WEST LEBANON — As of Monday, U.S. households can order another round of four free rapid COVID-19 tests from the federal government. Orders can be placed online at covid.gov/tests. The new COVID-19 booster shot also is now available at pharmacies in the Upper Valley. More information about locations […]