Elderly, vulnerable people should be first in line for Covid vaccine: Health Council
4 years, 4 months ago

Elderly, vulnerable people should be first in line for Covid vaccine: Health Council

NL Times  

In the current coronavirus situation, with a high number of infections and not much information about reserved vaccines, people over the age of 60 and vulnerable groups of seriously ill people should be first in line to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Health Council said in advice to the government on Thursday. In this scenario, healthcare workers who are in direct contact with patients should also be given priority, the Health Council said. The Health Council assumes that there will be so few vaccines available initially, that choices will have to be made within this group. The Health Council stressed that too little is known about when a vaccine will be available, how effective it will be, and what the epidemiological situation will look like at the time for it to issue definitive advice.

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Immunising the elderly is crucial in disease prevention, say experts
2 weeks ago

Immunising the elderly is crucial in disease prevention, say experts

The Hindu  

Vaccination is a crucial yet often overlooked health measure for the elderly in India. Despite the absence of a dedicated national immunisation schedule for vaccinations among the elderly in the country, doctors stress the need for proactive administration of vaccines to protect older adults from preventable diseases. In response, elder care also extends beyond vaccination to include physical activity, nutrition, …

Should the flu vaccine be made compulsory for the elderly?
1 month, 1 week ago

Should the flu vaccine be made compulsory for the elderly?

The Independent  

In her letter to The Independent, Marguerite Rossini suggests that more elderly people with the flu are ending up in hospital because of the withdrawal of the winter fuel allowance. I wonder how quickly knife crime would reduce if anyone in possession of a knife without justification was given a 10-year custodial sentence. Geoff Forward Stirling Building to extinction As …

People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, US science panel recommends
5 months, 1 week ago

People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, US science panel recommends

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If the recommendation is accepted by the Centers for …

'Defences tend to fade over time': US health agency recommends older to get another COVID shot this spring
1 year, 1 month ago

'Defences tend to fade over time': US health agency recommends older to get another COVID shot this spring

India TV News  

Washington: Older US adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, an influential government advisory panel said on Wednesday. The panel voted 11-1 to say Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if at least four months have …

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend
1 year, 1 month ago

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. The advisory panel’s decision came after a lengthy discussion about whether to say older people “may” get the shots or if they “should” do so. “I am trying to make it …

Do we simply not care about old people?
1 year, 1 month ago

Do we simply not care about old people?

Salon  

The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation wasn’t doing enough to care for vulnerable older adults. “I think the pandemic helped reinforce images of older people as sick, frail, and isolated — as people who aren’t like the rest of us,” he said. It’s really hard to …

Unlocking the secrets of healthy ageing: Key preventive measures you can't ignore
1 year, 3 months ago

Unlocking the secrets of healthy ageing: Key preventive measures you can't ignore

Hindustan Times  

As we grow older, our body composition changes; we start to lose muscle and bone mass, our metabolism slows down and our energy requirements go down. Unlocking the secrets of healthy ageing: Key preventive measures you can't ignore In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Rashmi Hegde, Medical Affairs Director at GSK, shared, “India has a population of 260 million …

JN.1 Covid variant: Health experts advise elderly to mask up
1 year, 3 months ago

JN.1 Covid variant: Health experts advise elderly to mask up

Hindustan Times  

With the country witnessing a surge in Covid cases of the JN.1 sub-variant, and an increased risk of other respiratory diseases with the onset of winter, experts at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research have advised people, especially the elderly to take precautionary measures. The current treatments for Covid-19 are likely to work against this variant, according …

COVID-19 makes a wintertime comeback
1 year, 3 months ago

COVID-19 makes a wintertime comeback

Hindustan Times  

Germany is sniffling and coughing again. "We no longer see severe cases," he said, adding just one patient, aged 94, had to go to the hospital due to COVID-19. With as much as 10% of the country sick, according to Germany's Robert Koch Institute for public health, offices and services are struggling to stay open. Other forms of PCR testing …

Doctors urge elderly adults to get triple-whammy of Covid, flu and RSV vaccines this winter despite 'miniscule' risk of strokes flagged by FDA
1 year, 5 months ago

Doctors urge elderly adults to get triple-whammy of Covid, flu and RSV vaccines this winter despite 'miniscule' risk of strokes flagged by FDA

Daily Mail  

Doctors have urged older adults to roll up their sleeves for three different vaccines this fall - calling the tenuous links to higher stroke risk ‘minuscule’. But experts in heart health and infectious diseases told DailyMail.com that the risk associated with getting both flu and Covid vaccines, as well as the new RSV vaccine at once, is so small that …

Flu, RSV and Covid starting to circulate in the US amid fears of ‘tripledemic’
1 year, 5 months ago

Flu, RSV and Covid starting to circulate in the US amid fears of ‘tripledemic’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Experts have been urging Americans to stay up-to-date on their Covid, …

As COVID infections rise, nursing homes are still waiting for vaccines
1 year, 6 months ago

As COVID infections rise, nursing homes are still waiting for vaccines

Salon  

DALLAS CENTER, Iowa — "Covid is not pretty in a nursing home," said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. "There's very little time, given how many nursing home workers work multiple jobs." "There's very little time, given how many nursing home workers work multiple jobs," she said. Swati Gaur, …

Health council urges Covid booster for over 60s, care workers
1 year, 9 months ago

Health council urges Covid booster for over 60s, care workers

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council has said that the over 60s, pregnant women, and people with a medical condition should be offered a booster Covid shot each year. Three years after the Covid outbreak almost the entire Dutch population has built up a degree of immunity because of vaccination, infection, or both, the council said, but older people and people with …

COVID-19: World Health Organization calls for boosters for elderly, vulnerable groups | DETAILS
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID-19: World Health Organization calls for boosters for elderly, vulnerable groups | DETAILS

India TV News  

COVID-19: World Health Organization calls for boosters for elderly, vulnerable groups | DETAILS COVID-19 rising cases: The updated recommendation, issued this week, came after a meeting of WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization. COVID-19 rising cases: In the wake of another rise in coronavirus cases in several countries, the World Health Organization has recommended booster vaccination for the …

Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID, says a research
2 years, 1 month ago

Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID, says a research

India TV News  

The Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect the elderly against COVID infection. Moreover, a few small studies had indicated that this vaccine could potentially protect elderly people from respiratory infections - particularly infections of viral origin. BCG vaccine offers no protection Investigator and first author of the article Eva Koekenbier MD summarizes the results of the study: "The main outcome of …

Despite soaring cases, Chinese reluctant to take COVID vaccine amid fears of its potential side effects
2 years, 3 months ago

Despite soaring cases, Chinese reluctant to take COVID vaccine amid fears of its potential side effects

India TV News  

Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “When people hear about such incidents, they may not be willing to take the vaccines,” said Li, who had been vaccinated before he caught COVID-19. Experts claim 2 million covid-related deaths are expected in China China only counts deaths from pneumonia or …

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors
2 years, 3 months ago

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors

Associated Press  

Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries 81-year-old nursing home resident Bartley O’Hara, who said he is “vaccinated up to the eyeballs” and …

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors
2 years, 3 months ago

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, …

Vaccinations remain critical in protecting China's elderly population
2 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinations remain critical in protecting China's elderly population

China Daily  

Elderly people wait to be vaccinated for seasonal influenza at a clinic in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, in September. NI LIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Vaccinations remain critical in protecting the elderly from becoming seriously ill by COVID-19, Wang Guiqiang, head of the infectious disease department at Peking University First Hospital, said in a news briefing on Saturday. Hu Xiang, an official from …

Vaccinations remain critical in protecting China's elderly population
2 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinations remain critical in protecting China's elderly population

China Daily  

Elderly people wait to be vaccinated for seasonal influenza at a clinic in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, in September. NI LIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Vaccinations remain critical in protecting the elderly from becoming seriously ill by COVID-19, Wang Guiqiang, head of the infectious disease department at Peking University First Hospital, said in a news briefing on Saturday. Hu Xiang, an official from …

No Covid restrictions needed yet, Health Min. says as vaccinations open to everyone 12+
2 years, 5 months ago

No Covid restrictions needed yet, Health Min. says as vaccinations open to everyone 12+

NL Times  

Companies and organizations don’t have to take measures against the coronavirus yet but are free to do so if they wish. People between the ages of 40 and 60 can make an appointment next week, and “in principle the week after,” everyone from 12 to 40 can do so, Kuipers said. But according to Kuipers, it is ‘not yet necessary …

It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots
2 years, 5 months ago

It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This year we know flu is back,” said influenza …

Dr Ranj Singh urges older people to get Covid and flu jabs as soon as possible
2 years, 6 months ago

Dr Ranj Singh urges older people to get Covid and flu jabs as soon as possible

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Television presenter Dr Ranj Singh has urged all older people …

CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines
2 years, 9 months ago

CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines that might offer more or longer protection for seniors, whose weakened immune systems don’t respond as well to traditional shots. “These influenza vaccines are better but …

Even vaccinated people can develop long Covid, study finds
2 years, 10 months ago

Even vaccinated people can develop long Covid, study finds

Hindustan Times  

Even vaccinated people with mild breakthrough infections can experience Long COVID -- debilitating, lingering symptoms that affect the heart, brain, lungs and other parts of the body, according to a study of over 13 million people in the US. "Getting COVID-19, even among vaccinated people, seems almost unavoidable nowadays," said Al-Aly, noting that 8 to 12 per cent of vaccinated …

Long COVID affects more older adults; shots don’t prevent it
2 years, 10 months ago

Long COVID affects more older adults; shots don’t prevent it

Associated Press  

New U.S. research on long COVID-19 provides fresh evidence that it can happen even after breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, and that older adults face higher risks for the long-term effects. A separate report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that up to a year after an initial coronavirus infection, 1 in 4 adults aged 65 and …

Older adults at higher risk of long COVID; shots don’t prevent it
2 years, 10 months ago

Older adults at higher risk of long COVID; shots don’t prevent it

LA Times  

Nancy Rose, 67, pauses while organizing her desk in Port Jefferson, N.Y. Rose had COVID-19 in 2021 and continues to exhibit long-haul symptoms, including brain fog and memory difficulties. New U.S. research on long COVID provides fresh evidence that it can occur after breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, and that older adults face higher risks for suffering the long-term effects. …

Precautionary doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be available for all adults from 10 April, says Centre
2 years, 11 months ago

Precautionary doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be available for all adults from 10 April, says Centre

Firstpost  

The vaccination will begin on 10 April at private centres. On-going free vaccination programme through government vaccination centres for first and second dose as well as precaution dose to healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60+ population would continue and would be accelerated, the Centre said. About 96 percent of all 15+ population in the country have received at least one …

FAQs on COVID-19 vaccination for seniors
2 years, 11 months ago

FAQs on COVID-19 vaccination for seniors

China Daily  

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention answered frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccination among the elderly to better explain the importance of seniors getting vaccinated and to enhance the inoculation coverage. Q: Some elderly people believe they do not need to get vaccinated because they live in remote areas, rarely go out or travel, and have a low …

Second Covid booster: Who is eligible and what have the FDA said?
3 years ago

Second Covid booster: Who is eligible and what have the FDA said?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna have filed applications for emergency use …

Why are many Chinese elderly unvaccinated against COVID-19 when they're a priority group in countries such as Australia?
3 years ago

Why are many Chinese elderly unvaccinated against COVID-19 when they're a priority group in countries such as Australia?

ABC  

As COVID-19 resurges across China and millions are under lockdown, Yao Yuan worries for her elderly parents, who are still unvaccinated. Key points: Around 17 per cent of China's older population are not vaccinated The infectious Omicron sub-variant BA.2 may have contributed to the outbreak in China China has changed its COVID guidelines by easing hospitalisation standards Ms Yao — …

Learning to live with Covid
3 years ago

Learning to live with Covid

Hindustan Times  

Are we done with Covid19? The deep psychological impact of Covid came from tsunami-like waves of infections, where many people fell severely ill and faced difficulty in getting adequate healthcare, ultimately leading to many unexpected deaths within short periods. Despite this, the presence of prior immunity sharply reduces the risk of severe disease during infections, even with newer variants. During …

What Not To Say To Immunocompromised People Right Now
3 years ago

What Not To Say To Immunocompromised People Right Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the omicron wave continues to recede and COVID restrictions ease, many people are celebrating. “I’m seeing patients who are feeling what I can only describe as despair.” Experts who work with immunocompromised people say that if you are at a lower risk for severe COVID, it’s on you to consider how your words and actions affect …

Life is returning to normal, but many older Australians still harbour 'perfectly reasonable' fears about COVID
3 years, 1 month ago

Life is returning to normal, but many older Australians still harbour 'perfectly reasonable' fears about COVID

ABC  

It has taken Christine Banks many years, but drawing on her "grit and determination" and undergoing therapy has enabled her to counter the effects of conditions she suffers, such as PTSD and depression. St Vincent's Hospital's head of geriatric medicine Richard Kane said both age alone and underlying conditions more common in older people heightened the risk of serious illness …

Most vulnerable still in jeopardy as COVID precautions ease
3 years, 1 month ago

Most vulnerable still in jeopardy as COVID precautions ease

Associated Press  

Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn’t take hold. While healthy vaccinated people may return to pre-pandemic activities with little worry about severe consequences, “the immunocompromised -- despite vaccination, despite taking all precautions -- cannot, and remain at risk.” “We’re …

UK expands Covid vaccines to at-risk 5 to 11-year-old kids
3 years, 2 months ago

UK expands Covid vaccines to at-risk 5 to 11-year-old kids

India Today  

The UK’s National Health Service on Sunday expanded its Covid-19 vaccination programme to cover vulnerable children aged five to 11 years. NHS England said nearly 500,000 eligible children in England are set to receive their first dose of a Covid vaccine in line with advice set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. “We know vaccines give significant …

As Omicron moves in, Australia is facing a predictable tragedy in aged care
3 years, 2 months ago

As Omicron moves in, Australia is facing a predictable tragedy in aged care

ABC  

Today, there are tens of thousands of elderly people sitting alone in their bedrooms in nursing homes — some with COVID, more being tested, others stuck there because of management's well-founded fears. The Aged Care Royal Commission set out comprehensive recommendations to avert such a disaster by increasing staff numbers and paying proper wages, ensuring up-to-date vaccinations and giving families …

Elderly Need Medical Certificates for Booster Shots, List Has 20 Categories of Comorbidities: RS Sharma
3 years, 3 months ago

Elderly Need Medical Certificates for Booster Shots, List Has 20 Categories of Comorbidities: RS Sharma

News 18  

Elderly population eligible for Covid-19 booster shots, also known as ‘precautionary doses’, would require a medical certificate to take the dose, Dr RS Sharma, chief executive officer at National Health Authority who also heads the functioning of CoWIN platform, told News18.com. In a surprise address on Christmas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would start giving the third “precautionary …

India to give COVID booster shots to health workers, elders: Modi
3 years, 3 months ago

India to give COVID booster shots to health workers, elders: Modi

Al Jazeera  

The Indian leader says healthcare and front-line workers and those above 60 with comorbidities to receive booster vaccine from January 10. India will start administering COVID-19 booster shots as a precautionary measure to healthcare and other front-line workers from January 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, as cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant rise across the country. In a …

Official: Elderly need vaccines, boosters to fight COVID
3 years, 3 months ago

Official: Elderly need vaccines, boosters to fight COVID

China Daily  

Elderly people from local villages queue up to get their blood pressure measured before receiving COVID-19 vaccines in Neikeng town in Jinjiang city, East China's Fujian province, Aug 31, 2021. The National Health Commission called on Tuesday for an intensified effort to ensure that elderly people in China receive COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots, as this group is much more …

Covid deaths in nursing homes back to pre-vaccines 2nd wave level, expert says
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid deaths in nursing homes back to pre-vaccines 2nd wave level, expert says

NL Times  

One in five vaccinated nursing home residents who contracted the coronavirus in recent months has died. This autumn, the total number of infections in nursing homes was considerably lower than last autumn, during the second wave. "We've known from the start that vaccines are not 100 percent effective," said the professor, who is also a member of the Outbreak Management …

55 senior citizens, along with 7 staff of old age home test positive for Covid-19
3 years, 4 months ago

55 senior citizens, along with 7 staff of old age home test positive for Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Thane: On Saturday, 55 senior citizens along with 7 staff members of ‘Matoshree’ old age home in Khadavli, Bhiwandi Taluka, Thane district tested positive for Covid-19. As many as 55 senior citizens, along with 7 staff of old age home in Thane test positive for Covid-19 The infected were immediately sent to the Thane civic hospital for treatment after the …

US authorises COVID-19 boosters for all adults amid new winter wave of pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

US authorises COVID-19 boosters for all adults amid new winter wave of pandemic

Firstpost  

A panel of experts convened by the CDC explicitly recommended boosters for all people over 50 Washington: The United States authorised the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine boosters for all people aged 18 and older on Friday, as the world’s hardest-hit country enters a new winter wave of the pandemic. A panel of experts convened by the Centers for Disease …

Covid passes granted to those unable to get vaccinated
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid passes granted to those unable to get vaccinated

NL Times  

People who cannot be vaccinated against the coronavirus for medical reasons will soon be able to get a temporary coronavirus access pass as an alternative, said Health Minister Hugo de Jonge in parliament. The trial also showed that it is not good to have their own doctor assess an alternative because it could put them "in a complicated position." According …

Fauci says he believes the definition of being fully vaccinated will change to include booster shots
3 years, 4 months ago

Fauci says he believes the definition of being fully vaccinated will change to include booster shots

Daily Mail  

The nation's top infectious disease expert says he believes the definition of being 'fully vaccinated' against COVID-19 in the U.S. could change to include booster shots. Pictured: Fauci testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee in Washington, DC, November 2021 Booster shots are not included in the definition, but Fauci says he believes this will change due …

"Forget it," acute care expert says about Covid herd immunity
3 years, 4 months ago

"Forget it," acute care expert says about Covid herd immunity

NL Times  

Having many Covid-19 patients receiving hospital care may be a permanent situation, according to Ernst Kuipers, head of acute care network LNAZ and chairman of the board at Rotterdam MC. Healthcare will have to be organized differently because hospitals can't keep postponing regular care, Kuipers said in an interview with AD. But even if everyone got vaccinated, people with underlying …

The older you are, the more Covid antibodies you have, study finds
3 years, 4 months ago

The older you are, the more Covid antibodies you have, study finds

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide, the pandemic's spread is accelerating. A research team led by Joelle Pelletier and Jean-Francois Masson, both professors in Universite de Montreal's Department of Chemistry, wanted to find out whether natural infection or vaccination led to more protective antibodies being generated. Antibodies produced after an infection by the original, "native" strain of the …

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for aged care visitors but not for SA schoolies festival
3 years, 4 months ago

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for aged care visitors but not for SA schoolies festival

ABC  

South Australian year 12 students will be able to celebrate the completion of their studies at the annual schoolies festival, after authorities approved the event's COVID-19 management plan. Key points: The three-day schoolies festival will go ahead later this month Mask-wearing and social distancing will be in place throughout the festival Meanwhile, mandatory vaccination requirements have expanded to aged care …

Vaccinated people dying of Covid due to waning immunity, says chief medical adviser
3 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinated people dying of Covid due to waning immunity, says chief medical adviser

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While most of those dying with Covid-19 are unvaccinated, reports last week said Number …

More vaccinated over-70s are being hospitalised with coronavirus
3 years, 4 months ago

More vaccinated over-70s are being hospitalised with coronavirus

Dutch News  

The number of vaccinated people being admitted to hospital after catching coronavirus is going up and most of them are over the age of 70, health chiefs have confirmed. In October, 44% of the 2,054 people admitted to hospital with coronavirus were fully vaccinated and 55% had not been jabbed at all, according to new figures from public health institute …

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