In response to a continuing measles outbreak, city officials will require migrants living at a densely-populated Lower West Side shelter to receive a second dose of the measles vaccine 28 days after the first, extending the quarantine period for children under age 5, the Chicago Department of Public Health said Monday. There have been 31… Continue reading Chicago to give migrants measles vaccine doses 28 days apart.
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Updated COVID shots are part of a vaccine trio to block viruses
WASHINGTON — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling out to older adults and pregnant women. Doctors hope enough people get vaccinated to help avert another “tripledemic” like last year when hospitals were… Continue reading Updated COVID shots are part of a vaccine trio to block viruses