The Centers for Disease Control has authorized expansion of COVID-19 booster doses for all adults.  Berit Spors, director of McLeod County Health and Human Services, told the McLeod County Board ...

The VDH and Scott are advocating for people to get their vaccinations before winter. Scott said he has received his COVID ...

Hospitalizations and general "syndromic" cases were at 10+ statewide for the week. The number of reported COVID cases ...

Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that causes mild, cold-like symptoms in most people, according to the CDC. However, it can cause severe illness in some people, ...

Few of the many nonpharmacologic efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes during the pandemic were ...

Part of this rise might be due to a lack of updated vaccines for many Americans, according to CDC data. Only 11% of children have received the most recent COVID-19 booster, while 22.8% of adults ...

In New York, the vaccination rate among people 65 and older for surveys taken between Oct. 27 and Nov. 30 was 36.8%, up from 27.3% for a roughly similar time period in 2023, CDC data shows. Rates for ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed the first pediatric flu death of the 2024-25 season on Friday, Jan. 24. Have you had a flu shot?

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Winter offers to best condition for airborne viruses to spread because this is the season when people travel the most or ...

The CDC spokesperson encouraged anyone aged 6 months and older to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine for winter 2024–2025. "The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect you from severe illness ...

The covid wave this winter is less severe compared with previous years, with hospitalization rates down and wastewater levels ...