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Based on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, about 6.4% of US adults in 2011 (14.3 million people) and about 6.5% (14.2 million) had COPD in 2021, showing that COPD prevalence did not significantly change throughout the decade.
Researchers hypothesized that health care personnel (HCP) influenza vaccination coverage decreased during the pandemic because individuals may have believed that it was less important than in previous years.
The FDA said the test offers a private and quick testing option, along with streamlined treatment, if needed.
Low-income countries were hit hardest by coverage gaps and deaths from the virus.
Health officials are releasing 77,000 more doses, with supply stretched by higher-than-expected demand for the new tool for protecting newborns.