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Video messaging did not increase the percentage of people with IBD who got influenza vaccinations in a randomized trial.

From masks to vaccines, Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon answers questions about protecting your health

>> two things i would do. first, i would reinstate mask mandates for -- particularly public transit, and id be focusing on -- what were doing about ventilation efforts. how are we getting the air changes per hour, in indoor buildings. what is the progress on that, with the timeline, with the funding, how it is going to happen and one is going to happen? those are two key things that i would want to know right now, and want to be done right now. >> the ventilation is importing. im so glad you men...

Of -- oh, is he back? do you want to finish your point? >> the point im making is that, when you have a lot of transmission, even a small enforcement digital huge numbers a lot of people. we still saw that there are more deaths during omicron, and then there was during delta. we were taking care of patients who were immunocompromised, elderly, who had -- and these people matter. you cant just say that the people who are valley vernal are getting, six or no bills has to worry. it doesnt work that...

Now this virus while its spreading is finding some people who are particularly vulnerable to more serious disease. the unvaccinated, the partially vaccinated, people frail, who are immunocompromised. and so were seeing slight increases in hospitalizations occurring across the country but so far theyve been slight and what i would anticipate is continuing these mild spreads but the increases in hospitalizations should be moderated. and if we would all get up to date in our vaccinations we can pro...

One abstention, a pretty resounding display of support for this third shot for kids in that age group, and a false shot for immunocompromised. fda panel recommending a booster dose for that age group and went to the same dosage that kids got in their primary series and kids can get them in the pediatricians office, local pharmacies, and health care clinics. based on data provided last much last, month the experts about the cdc and the fda committees believe the booster dose will offer these kids...

Tonight, cdc director announced that the cdc is now recommending booster shots for children between the ages of five and 11 years old. those shots are now expected to be available for that age range as soon as tomorrow. in a statement she wrote, quote, children five through 11 should receive a booster dose at least five months after their primary series. vaccination with the primary series among this age group has lagged behind other age groups, leaving them vulnerable to serious illness. but ca...

Children aged 5- to 11-years old can now receive free Pfizer-BioBNTech booster shots at select Hy-Vee locations.

Is someone at home sick with COVID-19? One simple but effective strategy for keeping the virus from spreading is to make your indoor air as much like the outdoors as possible.

‘The crudest utilitarianism’: Immunocompromised and others at higher risk as...