Despite a global effort to eradicate malaria, a large malaria burden persists, in part due to the repeated emergence of parasite resistance to antimalarial drugs and mosquito resistance to insecticides. In 2019, an estimated 229 million malaria cases were reported worldwide, leading to more than 400,000 deaths, the majority being among […]
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine. CDC now expands vaccine recommendations to about 28 million children in the United States in this age group and allows providers to begin vaccinating them as soon as possible. COVID-19 […]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, has endorsed a two-dose regimen of Pfizer’s lower-dose mRNA vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 years-old – meaning the shots are now available for immediate use. The decision comes mere hours after experts that advise the CDC on vaccinations strongly […]
Las tasas de infección comenzaron a disminuir en cada grupo de edad entre siete y 10 días después de que en ese grupo poblacional se señalase como elegible para la inoculación de la tercera dosis. Algunos países están experimentando un resurgimiento de las infecciones por SARS-CoV-2 a pesar de los avances de las […]
High rates of cognitive dysfunction or brain fog have been found an average of 7.6 months after patients have been treated for COVID-19, new data indicate. The study of 740 people (mean age 49 years) with no prior history of memory problems included people treated in the outpatient setting as […]
As the number of Americans getting COVID-19 vaccines has risen, there is a heightened push to provide booster shots to some vaccinated persons to ensure that their immunity continues. Question 1 of 8 Now that COVID-19 booster shots are available to a growing population, how likely are you to get […]
After waiting nearly a year since the first COVID-19 vaccines began to be rolled out to American adults, it looks like it’s time for kids to get their turn in line. An FDA advisory committee voted Tuesday in favor of authorizing the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages […]
Two large studies confirm low overall risk for myocarditis, highest risk in young men, and mild cases in most. Defining the frequency and severity of myocarditis after vaccination has great public health importance. Two retrospective Israeli studies have addressed this issue, one in a large healthcare organization and the other […]
Analizamos la posibilidad de una cuarta ola y las medidas que debemos tomar para evitar este escenario. ver el video. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=WA-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C&v=3971223846311510 Créditos: Comité científico Covid
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE said a booster shot of their Covid-19 vaccine restored full protection in a large study, results that are likely to bolster the argument for giving a third dose more widely. A booster was 95.6% effective against symptomatic Covid in the study, which followed 10,000 people aged 16 and […]
