Una revisión, disponible en un servidor de preimpresión, de 52 estudios sobre la efectividad de las vacunas disponibles contra la COVID-19 luego de aplicar los refuerzos encontró que:[1] Incluso con refuerzo todas las vacunas disponibles contra la COVID-19 tienen una menor efectividad (52,5%) para evitar infección sintomática por ómicron que la que […]
Anyone can get an infection, and almost any infection, including COVID-19, can lead to sepsis. In a typical year: At least 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis. At least 350,000 adults who develop sepsis die during their hospitalization or are discharged to hospice. 1 in 3 people who dies in a hospital had sepsis […]
CDC has discontinued its distribution of intravenous artesunate for treatment of severe malaria in the U.S. as of September 30, 2022. Commercial intravenous artesunate, Artesunate for InjectionTM, is available in adequate supply from major drug distributors. Severe malaria can rapidly progress to death. Having a plan for rapid diagnosis and […]
If you have heart disease, or have survived a heart attack or stroke, you know it can be challenging – even during normal times. COVID-19 has added another layer of worry, leaving many people with heart disease and other conditions on even higher alert than usual to stay healthy. Experts […]
Despite significant progress over the last few decades, meningitis remains a much-feared disease worldwide with a high case fatality rate and a propensity to cause epidemics that present a major challenge for health systems, economies and society. Meningitis caused an estimated 250 000 deaths in 2019, leaving one in five […]
Worldwide childhood vaccinations continued to decline in 2021, fueled by a multitude of factors from COVID-19 to challenging immunization settings, according to a statement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The percentage of children who received 3 doses of the vaccine against diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP)—a marker […]
El pasado domingo 18 de septiembre, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, declaró como terminada la pandemia de COVID-19 en Estados Unidos; sin embargo, una nueva subvariante del virus que causa la enfermedad podría dar un duro revés a las declaraciones del mandatario y al curso mismo de la pandemia. Hablamos de […]
This site provides an integrated, county view of key data for monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It allows for the exploration of standardized data across the country.§ The footnotes describe each data source and the methods used for calculating the metrics. For the most complete and up-to-date data […]
You will learn about the signs and symptoms of monkeypox, how it spreads, understanding your risk, and how to prevent and treat monkeypox. You’ll also hear about the trends for the current outbreak in the United States, how CDC is responding to and working toward reducing stigma surrounding monkeypox, and […]
