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03.05.2023 / 20:45

WASHINGTON - The U.S. approved the first vaccine for RSV on Wednesday, shots to protect older adults against a respiratory virus that’s most notorious for attacking babies but endangers their grandparents, too.The Food and Drug Administration decision makes GSK’s shot, called Arexvy, the first of several potential vaccines in the pipeline for RSV to be licensed anywhere.The move sets the stage for adults 60 and older to get vaccinated this fall — but first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide if every senior really needs RSV protection or only those considered at high risk from the respiratory syncytial virus.

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Which arm receives COVID-19 booster may make a difference, study finds

Pharmacy technician prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine (Credit: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

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COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US resurge, marked by different patterns

A US Army veteran with Covid-19 is treated by a medical worker in a negative pressure room in the Covid-19 ward at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare system campus and medical center in West Roxbury, Massachusetts on January

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Doctors explain key potential symptoms of new Arcturus Covid variant

Doctors have explained two potential symptoms of the latest Covid variant which has hit 29 countries across the world.

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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations trending downward in US

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Are public transportation, ride hailing services safe during coronavirus pandemic?

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Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow

increase from 1 in 5 in May.The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found only 46% of Americans want a COVID-19 vaccine and another 29% are unsure.More striking, while Black Americans have been especially hard-hit by COVID-19, just 22% say they plan to get vaccinated compared with 48% of white Americans, the AP-NORC poll found.“I am very concerned about hesitancy regarding COVID vaccine,” said Dr.

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High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’

Winter just ended in the Southern Hemisphere and countries like South Africa, Australia, Argentina and Chile diagnosed hardly any flu thanks to COVID-19 restrictions combined with a big push for influenza vaccinations.With the coronavirus still circulating and cold weather coming just as more schools and businesses reopen, there’s no guarantee that countries in the Northern Hemisphere will be as lucky with flu.“How much flu, we don’t know -- but there will be flu,” predicted Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.A flu vaccine only protects against influenza, not the coronavirus.

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Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1–August 22, 2020

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0