Why it is Advisable to Vaccinate Children Against the Flu: Insights from Pediatric Infectologist Elisa Garrote

Why it is Advisable to Vaccinate Children Against the Flu: Insights from Pediatric Infectologist Elisa Garrote

In a few weeks a new flu vaccination campaign begins. The main novelty this year is the inclusion of children between 6 months and 5 years of age among the population for which the injection is indicated. The preparation, recommended by the WHO and the Spanish Association of Pediatrics (AEP), is already administered to healthy … Read more

High Death Rate in the United States Compared to Other Wealthy Countries: Study Reveals Alarming Statistics

High Death Rate in the United States Compared to Other Wealthy Countries: Study Reveals Alarming Statistics

UNITED STATES Unprecedented death rate far exceeds that of other wealthy countries In 2021, 1.1 million deaths could have been avoided in the United States if the country had had a death rate similar to that of other rich countries, according to a new study led by a researcher from the School of Public Health … Read more

a severe, potentially fatal form threatens AIDS patients

a severe, potentially fatal form threatens AIDS patients

During the monkeypox epidemic, or mpox, which spread like wildfire in 2022 in around 100 countries, 38 to 50% of people infected with the virus and carrying HIV developed a form severe necrotizing mpox. With higher mortality in these patients, this finding warranted further study of the interaction of advanced HIV and mpox. A particularly … Read more

The vaccine has reduced coronavirus deaths by a third

The vaccine has reduced coronavirus deaths by a third

On December 30, 2020, the first COVID vaccine was inoculated in the province. A resident of the City of Senior Marriages who was then 100 years old was the first to receive the first dose and began a halo of hope to end the pandemic. In the first year, with the two doses, and the … Read more