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The guidance also officially replaces all WHO mentions of "monkeypox" with "mpox," the new official name of the virus.
Receipt of a third vaccine dose was linked to significantly higher antibody levels than receipt of two doses.
The XBB Omicron variant is now dominant in the northeastern region. Meanwhile, flu activity is still high, but declined in most areas.
The findings may be helpful for communicating the benefits of pairing flu and COVID vaccination.
Overall cases are low, but the CDC is investigating reports from a Colorado hospital and from other states.
Though antimicrobial resistance was linked to increased mortality, patient characteristics also played a role.
Sudan's case is its first of the year, and genetic analysis shows it isn't related to the strain that circulated there in 2020.
A total of 105 molnupiravir recipients (0.8%) were hospitalized or died, compared with 98 (0.8%) in the control group, demonstrating no benefit.
With US cases level going into the holidays, lawmakers continue work on a budget bill with provisions to boost pandemic preparedness.
An earlier flu season does not necessarily mean more cases overall, experts who question the popular narrative say.
Heart palpitations, fatigue, chest pain, and shortness of breath were among the problems unique to SARS-CoV-2, according to a new study.
The disease has historically been defined via household contact, or animal-to-human contact via the ingestion of bushmeat.
The regimen was recently recommended by the WHO for treating patients with drug-resistant TB.
A quarter of US adults who report long COVID said that their symptoms affect their ability to complete daily activities "a lot."
The company had faced criticism that it was not fulfilling a 2018 pledge to reduce antibiotic use in its beef supply
SHEA says, "Such testing is of unclear benefit when added to other layers of infection prevention mitigation controls."
HHS is expanding access through stockpiles that had been reserved for use in a future flu pandemic.
Updated recommendations include a single-dose schedule to expand vaccination.
Globally, 4 human H5N1 infections have been reported related to the surge in circulation in poultry and wild birds.
Overall estimated protection against death during both periods is 89% among 3- to 17-year-olds.
