Endemic vs. epidemic vs. pandemic - Mayo Clinic Health System An epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents and affects many people Over the past two years, COVID-19 has been classified as a pandemic due to its widespread effects
COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine - Mayo Clinic Health System Endemic vs epidemic vs pandemic: What you need to know The drop in COVID-19 cases may lead you to think the pandemic is ending While stats are headed in the right direction, an infectious diseases expert explains why it's too early to say it's over
New COVID-19 vaccine answers - Mayo Clinic Health System Ahead of the fall respiratory virus season, the Food and Drug Administration has approved two updated COVID-19 vaccines The new messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer BioNTech are formulated to better target variants that are currently circulating and will replace outdated vaccines The new vaccine approved by the FDA essentially is a COVID-19 vaccine targeting a different
Naloxone overdose intervention - Mayo Clinic Health System News coverage and headlines document an epidemic in the U S : the surge of opioid addiction and deaths affecting every community in the country Since 1999, more than 1 million Americans have died from drug overdoses In 2023, more than 112,000 people lost their lives to overdoses, with 88% due primarily to synthetic opioids like fentanyl The drugs behind the epidemic Opioids are one of the