Tag: infection
Opinion: Don't be stupid: Skipping your COVID booster could reduce your IQ
The nation’s COVID-19 vaccination effort is failing. Last year, only 22% of adults received the latest COVID booster, which is less than...
Free COVID tests are coming back. Here's how to get yours
Coronavirus infections have come roaring back this year, prompting the Biden administration to renew one of its earliest responses to the...
Drug-resistant germs will kill millions more people in coming decades, researchers warn
Since the dawn of the antibiotic age, opportunistic pathogens have evolved defenses faster than humans can develop drugs to combat them.At the...
Officials confirm H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in three California dairy farms
Federal officials have confirmed that three California dairy herds have suffered outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, due most likely to the transportation...
The new COVID vaccine is here. Why these are the best times to get immunized
With the new COVID-19 vaccinations for the 2024–25 season arriving in California and across the nation, an important question arises: When is...
As human cases of bird flu grow, feds say flu vaccine could help prevent a new pandemic
Although health officials say the risk of H5N1 bird flu infection is still low for the general population, they announced on Monday...