This year, along with seasonal flu shots, many pharmacies are also offering the latest COVID-19 booster.Earlier this week, amid an increase in COVID cases nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved an updated COVID-19 mRNA vaccine to better ...
Fall is around the corner, and so are the illnesses that accompany it.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects three bugs to circulate: COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.An updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine, along with a flu vaccine and a new tool to prevent RSV, will be rolled ...
The United States is seeing its highest level of flu hospitalizations in a decade as it confronts a triple whammy of infectious respiratory diseases: influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19, U.S. Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said ...
When COVID-19 arrived in the U.S., two area doctors were among the first deployed to national hotspots to care for those infected and assist with drafting pandemic protocol.Dr. Tim Campbell, of Bethel Park, and Dr. Frank Gaudio, of Upper St. Clair, were recently awarded the COVID-19 Pandemic ...
Washington and Fayette counties have moved into the medium-risk category for community spread of COVID-19, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Greene County, along with Westmoreland and Allegheny counties, remains in the the low-spread category.The CDC’s county ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Thursday that all AMI Expeditionary Healthcare COVID-19 community-based testing sites – including in Washington County – will now offer three options for free testing.The tests include point of care tests, where tests are performed and results ...
