the virus has caused 150,000 hospitalizations and 9,300 deaths. the number of flu vaccines distributed at this point continues to lag behind the past two years. the cdc finds covid is also showing signs of a winter comeback. 14% of the u.s. is in a high transmission covid area, but that s higher than last week. cnn s medical correspondent is with us now. let s start with the flu numbers. they show young children are being hit hard. what do they show? yes, victor, new cdc data suggests flu activity is still high but may be declining in some areas. last week about 23,500 people were admitted with the flu, which was a slight drop from the week before. overall, the flu hospitalization rate is the highest in a decade. the hospitalization rate is highest among seniors and young kids under 5, as you mentioned.
An AIIMS Delhi study has found that the transmission of Covid-19 through the dead is highly unlikely. The study was conducted in the interest of preserving the dignity of the dead, AIIMS said.
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses have better efficacy when given 12 weeks apart, study finds
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In some countries, the two-dose AstraZeneca vaccine has been offered to people between as little as four weeks apart.
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Waiting three months between the first and second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine results in high efficacy, backing current recommendations from Australian authorities, new research shows.
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Australia s regulator recommends a 12-week gap between AstraZeneca doses
Research in The Lancet shows the first of the two jabs offers 76 per cent protection
The vaccine uses new technology, so more research is expected to come
Government admits it did not foresee a third wave of the pandemic By TPN/Lusa, in News · 18-01-2021 14:40:00 · 2 Comments
The President of the Republic has stated that the Government did not foresee the third wave of the covid-19 pandemic and confirmed that, if necessary, the civil requisition of private means of health will be used. I would say that, on the one hand, there was a non-preview of the third wave at the time itself, the concentration in the case of Greater Lisbon, and there was a feeling that not as many private and social resources were going to be needed as what has turned out to be , said the head of state.