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Medical Vulnerable Individuals Concerned as CDC Prepares to Drop Covid Isolation Recommendations

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Medical Vulnerable Individuals Concerned as CDC Prepares to Drop Covid Isolation Recommendations

Concerns Among Medically Vulnerable People Grow as CDC Prepares to Drop Isolation Recommendation Medically vulnerable individuals are growing increasingly concerned as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to withdraw its long-standing recommendation of a five-day isolation period for those with COVID-19. These changes are prompting worries among individuals with compromised immune systems, … Read more

Global Measles Epidemic Surges – CDC Warns of Highly Contagious Airborne Transmission

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Global Measles Epidemic Surges – CDC Warns of Highly Contagious Airborne Transmission

The global measles epidemic has been on the rise recently, with many countries experiencing serious epidemics. The CDC reminds that measles is highly contagious and can be spread through the air. It is easily spread through international exchanges such as travel, family visits, business, etc. The public is reminded to avoid bringing children under 1 … Read more

Influenza and Corona Infections Expected to Rise Due to Holiday Travel and Low Vaccination Rates

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Influenza and Corona Infections Expected to Rise Due to Holiday Travel and Low Vaccination Rates

Amal Allam wrote Sunday, December 24, 2023 03:36 PM The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that influenza and Corona infections are expected to accelerate in the coming weeks, because travel and gatherings during holidays, low vaccination rates, and the new Corona virus variant that appears to spread more easily will be … Read more

New COVID-19 Mutation ‘JN.1’ Poses Threat in Puerto Rico and U.S.

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New COVID-19 Mutation ‘JN.1’ Poses Threat in Puerto Rico and U.S.

A new mutation of COVID-19 that has accelerated infections in recent weeks in Puerto Rico and the United States keeps health authorities vigilant due to its broad capacity to multiply and circumvent the effects of immunization against the virus. This is JN.1 – popularly called “Pirola” –, a subvariant descended from another variety of the … Read more

Diabetes prevention and care: The Bronx, the county with the highest incidence of the disease in New York

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Diabetes prevention and care: The Bronx, the county with the highest incidence of the disease in New York

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Eating roasted or raw oysters can cause big trouble!22 people in Taiwan were infected with paratyphoid and one died, a record high in ten years

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Eating roasted or raw oysters can cause big trouble!22 people in Taiwan were infected with paratyphoid and one died, a record high in ten years

Eating roasted or raw oysters can cause big trouble! 22 people in Taiwan were infected with paratyphoid fever and one died, reaching a ten-year high of 119 CNEWS Convergence News Network reporter Chen Junkai/Reporting from Taipei People who love eating raw seafood should be careful! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning … Read more

Luo Yijun can go home and wash clothes!End of 64-day stay in Tainan, dengue fever hits 3-month low

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Luo Yijun can go home and wash clothes!End of 64-day stay in Tainan, dengue fever hits 3-month low

Luo Yijun can go home and wash clothes! After 64 days in Tainan, dengue fever reached a three-month low of 63 CNEWS Convergence News Network reporter Chen Junkai/Reporting from Taipei The local dengue fever epidemic in Tainan City has reached a new low in three months. Minister of Health and Welfare Xue Ruiyuan went south … Read more

The Influenza Vaccine for the 2023-24 Season: Availability, Recommendations, and Outbreak Update

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The Influenza Vaccine for the 2023-24 Season: Availability, Recommendations, and Outbreak Update

The influenza vaccine for the 2023-24 season is now available in pharmacies and the Health Department’s pediatric vaccination centers, reported Iris Cardona, the agency’s chief medical officer. “Private (health) providers should be receiving it soon,” Cardona said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), September and October are the best times for … Read more

Importance of HIV Testing and Prevention for Your Health and Partner

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Importance of HIV Testing and Prevention for Your Health and Partner

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — One of the viruses that humans must be aware of is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which attacks the body’s immune system. The virus can weaken the body in fighting disease and infection. If HIV already at the final stage of infection, this is called Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The United … Read more