An estimated 21% of U.S. adults experienced chronic pain in 2021, and 7% reported chronic pain that restricts their daily activities, according to a new analysis.
CDC: Two booster shots cut severe COVID risk in nursing home residents by 74 percent
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 03, 2022
Nursing home residents who received a second mRNA booster shot during omicron were much less likely to suffer severe COVID-19 outcomes than their peers who received only one dose, a new study shows.
CDC: Seniors’ comparative rate of hospitalization spiked during omicron wave
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2022
Rates of hospitalization among seniors rose higher in comparison to younger adults during the BA.2 wave, with vaccinations providing less protection, new data show.
CDC’s refreshed COVID guidance zeros in on the vulnerable
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 15, 2022
While easing its public guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is emphasizing a continued focus on protecting at-risk individuals, including the elderly and ill, from infection and poor...
CDC: Medicare beneficiaries with hepatitis C undertreated
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2022
Hepatitis C treatment is over 95% effective, but few Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with the disease are treated within a year of their diagnosis, researchers have found.
Seniors report fewer reactions after second COVID booster dose, CDC finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 29, 2022
Seniors aged 50 and older who received a second COVID-19 mRNA booster dose have reported adverse reactions at a lower rate than after a first dose, the CDC reports.
More than half of Americans now have antibodies against COVID-19, CDC reports
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 27, 2022
Nearly 58% of Americans had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 by February 2022, meaning that a majority of the country’s population has been exposed to the virus, new CDC data reveals.
COVID-19 again the third leading cause of death, while elderly deaths decrease
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
U.S. mortality from COVID-19 increased overall in 2021, but there has been a decline in deaths among the elderly and other shifts in who is severely affected by the disease, the CDC reports.
Health officials simplify pneumococcal vaccine guidance
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 31, 2022
The CDC has published revised recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly and immunocompromised following a vote by its immunization advisors.
CDC: Third shot raises mRNA vaccine efficacy against hospitalization for range of patients
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 31, 2022
Adults who receive a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine are better protected against COVID-19 hospitalization than their peers who have received only two doses, and immunocompromised...