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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new recommendations for COVID vaccination that require a consultation with a health professional first. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Monday accepted controversial new guidelines for the updated COVID-19 vaccines that could make it …

Israel’s Chief Rabbis on Thursday issued an urgent call to the public to vaccinate their children against measles virus, following the spread of the disease and the recent deaths that it has caused. In their official letter, the Chief Rabbis emphasized that “Torah commands us to do everything possible to protect ourselves and our health,” citing the verse, “You shall …

Amid an increase in mpox cases, health officials and care providers are urging Chicago residents to get vaccinated. There have been 67 reported cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in Chicago in the past three months, according to data from the city’s public health department. Three dozen cases were diagnosed last month, an 80% increase over July, the department …

CITYWIDE — Local health officials are urging Chicagoans to get vaccinated against mpox amid a spike in cases. There have been 81 new cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, reported in Chicago over the past six months — and 90 percent of them have been diagnosed since June 10, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health. Fourteen new …

A modeling study today in JAMA Network Open estimates that COVID-19 vaccination of all people in the United States in 2024-25 would have prevented 10% to 20% of hospitalizations and deaths compared with no vaccination, with additional indirect benefits to older adults compared with vaccinating only high-risk groups. The findings come at a crucial time, after the US Food and …

COVID-19 cases creep up amid vaccination rollout  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Local doctors encouraging people to get vaccines now, before sickness ramps up  WAND-TV Health officials urge vaccinations as COVID hospitalizations rise  WFMZ.com Health officials urge COVID-19 vaccines as fall season approaches  WJTV Source link

Some children have compromised immune systems or illnesses that prevent them from getting vaccines. Increasingly, however, families are citing “religious” or “personal” reasons for forgoing vaccination. That kind of excuse has been repeatedly encouraged by Kennedy, who says vaccination is a “personal choice.” HHS has notified schools and clinics that receive federal money from the Vaccines for Children Program, which …

Vaccination map: How protected is your community?  NBC News Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.  NBC News Behind the data: Tracking the rate of vaccination and school exemptions across the U.S.  NBC News The Vaccine Divide: Where student vaccination rates rose and fell in the DC area  NBC4 Washington Connecticut leading the way in childhood vaccinations  NBC Connecticut Source link

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Vaccination for those exposed to the Ebola virus and front-line health workers has begun in southern Kasai province, the World Health Organization said Sunday. An outbreak of the highly contagious disease was announced earlier this month in the locality of Bulape, in Kasai, and has left at least 16 dead and 68 suspected cases, according to last week’s …

LAGOS, Nigeria — Vaccination for those exposed to the Ebola virus and front-line health workers has begun in southern Kasai province, the World Health Organization said Sunday. An outbreak of the highly contagious disease was announced earlier this month in the locality of Bulape, in Kasai, and has left at least 16 dead and 68 suspected cases, according to last …