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A medida que la variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus se propaga como un reguero de pólvora en Estados Unidos, es probable que casi todos estén expuestos a la cepa, pero a las personas vacunadas les irá mejor, dijo el martes el principal experto en enfermedades infecciosas del país. “Ómicron, con su grado […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its recommendations for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to expand the use of a single booster dose to 12- to 15-year-olds. The Food and Drug Administration amended its emergency use authorization earlier this week. “Everyone at age 12 and up is approved for a booster after they’ve […]
Why stop at just SARS-CoV-2? Vaccines in development aim to protect against many coronaviruses at once. In 2017, three leading vaccine researchers submitted a grant application with an ambitious goal. At the time, no one had proved a vaccine could stop even a single beta coronavirus—the notorious viral group then […]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18 years of age and older after completion of primary vaccination with any FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine. The […]
A federal judge overruled Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates in schools, opening up the ability for school districts to set their own rules. US District Court Judge Lee Yeakel said the order violated the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act because it hindered access to public education and […]
Germany’s coronavirus infection rate has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed on Monday, and doctors warned they will need to postpone scheduled operations in coming weeks to cope. The seven-day incidence rate – the number of people per 100,000 to be […]
Widespread infection in white-tailed deer has created concern about the possibility of mutated versions of the virus spreading back to humans. What to know: A study of coronavirus infections among white-tailed deer in Iowa found that about 80% of deer sampled across the state between April 2020 and January 2021 […]
La OPS en conjunto con la OMS, nos comparten las siguientes recomendaciones para la ventilación de instalaciones no médicas; Entornos de oficina, establecimientos comerciales, fábricas e instalaciones privadas y públicas. “En Salud Pública se trabaja en equipo y no se improvisa” Créditos: Comité científico Covid
Obesity is a known risk factor for more severe COVID-19. One reason might be that the virus can infect fat cells, researchers have discovered. In lab experiments and in autopsies of patients who died of COVID-19, they found the virus infects two types of cells found in fat tissue: mature […]
Investigadores la conocen como inmunidad híbrida y son los anticuerpos desarrollados por personas que enfermaron de SARS-CoV-2. Las personas que enfermaron de Covid-19 y luego se vacunaron, desarrollaron una “superinmunidad” o “inmunidad híbrida”, como la llaman la mayoría de los científicos. Estas personas tienen una respuesta inmunitaria más fuerte, después de ser […]