ATS Broadens Vaccine Push with Partnership from Five More Health Systems
The health systems will prioritize improving vaccine rates among high-risk adults with lung disease across different populations.
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Five Flu Stories for the Week
Seizure risks, a needle-free vaccine patch, and a compound that may limit flu replication—here are five flu stories you should check out this week.
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Doctors Report Bizarre Spring Flu Season
Influenza season usually peaks between December and February, but in many parts of the country this year it peaked in the spring.
Influenza A Viruses Predominant Strain This Season
Influenza A viruses are the predominant flu strain this season, according to the latest data from the US CDC.
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CDC Study Shows Flu Vaccination Prevents Severe Pediatric Flu
Flu vaccination protected children against serious flu illness even when they were infected with a flu virus that was antigenically different from the vaccine virus, according to a CDC study.
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Flu Vaccines Mismatched with Circulating Influenza Strain
The current flu vaccines don’t match the predominant circulating flu viruses, which means they may not do much to prevent infection, according to researchers.
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Intranasal Influenza RNA Vaccine Being Developed
The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) signed a contract with the BARDA’s “Beyond the Needle” program to develop an intranasally delivered RNA vaccine for pandemic influenza.
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Influenza Cases Tick Up
While still low for this time of year, influenza cases detected by clinical and public health labs have increased in recent weeks, CDC data shows.
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Positive Data for Coadministered Flu and COVID Vaccines
Positive results from the first co-administration study of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate and an approved influenza vaccine have been published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
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Flu Vaccine After Heart Attack Reduces All-cause Mortality Risk
Influenza vaccination reduces the risk of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, or stent thrombosis at 12 months in hospitalized patients with myocardial infarction or high-risk coronary disease.
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When is the Optimal Time to Get the Flu Shot?
New research that looks at the durability of influenza vaccination indicates ebbing protection just months after the jab.
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Preventing Flu During the COVID Pandemic
The chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah, Andrew Pavia, MD, outlines the importance of getting the flu shot during the pandemic.
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People Who Got Flu Shots Are Less Susceptible to Severe COVID
Those who got a flu shot may be less likely to suffer a severe COVID-19 infection, new research found.
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Covid Threatens to Coincide with Influenza Epidemic, Doctors Warn
British doctors have asked authorities to make flu testing available amid concerns of a possible upcoming influenza epidemic.
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Moderna Begins Human Study of MRNA Flu Jab
Moderna hopes an mRNA-based flu shot will be a more effective way to combat seasonal influenza outbreaks.
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