Coronavirus FAQ: Is it a good idea to get COVID before I'm over 60 and at higher risk?
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus FAQ: Is it a good idea to get COVID before I'm over 60 and at higher risk?

NPR  

Coronavirus FAQ: Is it a good idea to get COVID before I'm over 60 and at higher risk? "There are very few times in medicine where we say go ahead and get the disease, because for the most part getting the disease is not good," says Dr. Fred Pelzman, associate professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. "Someone saying they want to get the disease now they turn 60 is based on population data that older people do worse with COVID," says Pelzman. Sponsor Message "Every time you get sick with COVID there is a small but not zero risk of bad things happening," says Fortune.

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Research shows huge benefit of COVID-19 booster shots
3 years, 1 month ago

Research shows huge benefit of COVID-19 booster shots

LA Times  

In research likely to galvanize U.S. support for booster shots, scientists found that Israel’s aggressive campaign to shore up waning coronavirus immunity with a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine has saved lives and reduced new infections across the age spectrum. Coincidentally, the new research comes on a day when Pfizer and BioNTech acknowledged that two doses of its vaccine “may …

An FDA Panel Says Only High-Risk Americans And Those 65+ Should Get COVID Boosters
3 years, 3 months ago

An FDA Panel Says Only High-Risk Americans And Those 65+ Should Get COVID Boosters

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An FDA Panel Says Only High-Risk Americans And Those 65+ Should Get COVID Boosters Enlarge this image toggle caption Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images In a surprising vote, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended against approval of a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 …

Almost one in three think they won’t catch coronavirus, but fears for elderly grow
4 years, 4 months ago

Almost one in three think they won’t catch coronavirus, but fears for elderly grow

Dutch News  

Over a third of people in the Netherlands aged 35 to 54 believe they won’t catch coronavirus, and men are more likely than women to think so, according to research published in the AD at the weekend. The Parool has also interviewed a number of experts in geriatric medicine and medical ethics about how best to protect the elderly and …

The list of who’s most at risk for severe cases of COVID-19 just got longer, CDC says
4 years, 6 months ago

The list of who’s most at risk for severe cases of COVID-19 just got longer, CDC says

LA Times  

A newly arrived COVID-19 patient is set up with oxygen equipment in a Texas hospital. “CDC now warns that among adults, risk increases steadily as you age, and it’s not just those over the age of 65 who are at increased risk for severe illness,” the agency warned Thursday. The new CDC statement also updated the list of underlying health …

Lancet Study Says Underlying Health Conditions Puts One In Five People At Covid-19 Risk
4 years, 6 months ago

Lancet Study Says Underlying Health Conditions Puts One In Five People At Covid-19 Risk

ABP News  

Chinese Company Sinovac Soon To Enter Phase III Trial After Coronavirus Vaccine Shows Positive Results A new study claims that older people and those with underlying health conditions are at a higher risk of getting COVID-19, which puts at least 1.7 billion people at the risk. The researchers based their estimates on disease prevalence data from the Global Burden of …

What these 34-year-old and 26-year-old coronavirus patients have to say to young adults
4 years, 9 months ago

What these 34-year-old and 26-year-old coronavirus patients have to say to young adults

CNN  

CNN — They thought they were too young to be concerned about coronavirus, and then they tested positive. Video Ad Feedback 26-year-old shares experience with coronavirus 03:44 - Source: CNN She has Lyme disease and an autoimmune disorder, and said it was scary knowing those kinds of conditions can send people to the emergency room. “Young people need to understand …

Yes, young adults are sick and spreading coronavirus – but they can help stop it
4 years, 9 months ago

Yes, young adults are sick and spreading coronavirus – but they can help stop it

CNN  

CNN — Most children seem to be spared the worst of the coronavirus. “For example, social groups, colleges and universities, clubs, gyms, etcetera.” That means that younger people could be “accelerating the transmission at the community level of the virus, and then they are coming into contact with older people who are at higher risk than them.” Just this week …

Younger adults shouldn't be complacent about the risk from coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Younger adults shouldn't be complacent about the risk from coronavirus

ABC  

If you're a younger adult who's comforted yourself with the idea that if you were to get COVID-19, it probably wouldn't be too bad, don't be complacent. But health experts are warning that it's not impossible for younger adults to have a severe form of the disease or even die from it, even those who don't have any other obvious …

As coronavirus spreads, warnings become more urgent for the elderly and frail
4 years, 10 months ago

As coronavirus spreads, warnings become more urgent for the elderly and frail

LA Times  

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has a screening station in its lobby to check visitors for signs of fever or respiratory symptoms. And not only think twice, just don’t get on a cruise ship.” Those at higher risk include those over the age of 70 and with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity, asthma, disease of the heart, lung …

New CDC guidance says older adults should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ due to coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

New CDC guidance says older adults should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ due to coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — Amid a coronavirus outbreak in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging older people and people with severe chronic medical conditions to “stay at home as much as possible.” This advice is on a CDC website that was posted Thursday, according to a CDC spokeswoman. A Trump administration official tells CNN that …

Coronavirus panic buying isn’t necessary. It can make things worse, experts say
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus panic buying isn’t necessary. It can make things worse, experts say

LA Times  

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