By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The final statistics are in for America’s last flu season, and the news is good: Record low rates of influenza were reported as cases plummeted during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. Why? Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease … Read more
“The bad news is that it wasn’t better than the flu either,” Grosso said. “We need to keep in mind that influenza remains a serious health risk in childhood, especially for those under 2, those with underlying health problems or both.” The new study included 315 children, median age 8.4 years, who were diagnosed … Read more
Amesh Adalja, MD, emerging infectious disease specialist, Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, epidemiologist, University of Wollongong, Australia. David Ropeik, retired Harvard University instructor; author, How Risky Is It, Really? Why Our Fears Don’t Always Match the Facts. World Health Organization: “Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it,” … Read more
Amesh Adalja, MD, emerging infectious disease specialist, Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, epidemiologist, University of Wollongong, Australia. David Ropeik, retired Harvard University instructor; author, How Risky Is It, Really? Why Our Fears Don’t Always Match the Facts. World Health Organization: “Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it,” … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Narberth, Pembrokeshire is one of 14 communities in Wales which have registered no deaths from coronavirus Wales has one of the lowest mortality rates for coronavirus during the pandemic so far, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The 75.7 deaths per 100,000 people up until the end … Read more
Image copyright Sergei Bobylev Image caption Flu vaccination rates among the most vulnerable have been falling in the UK Complacency over the flu jab risks overwhelming the NHS, experts warn, as data reveals the scale of the challenge in expanding the vaccination programme. Last month, the government announced plans to double the amount of people … Read more