The flu was "everywhere" last year. A Centers for Disease Control doctor cautioned that the last flu season proved to be one of the deadliest.
Sep 21, 2018
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Most of us are aware of the seasonal cycle of influenza outbreaks, which for Americans peak in the winter. In a new paper, Micaela Martinez, Ph.D., a scientist at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, makes a case ...
Nov 8, 2018
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The pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies in vaccinated individuals not only against the H1N1 virus, but also against other influenza virus strains including H5N1 and H3N2. This discovery adds an important new ...
May 21, 2012
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A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found that the risk of death from COVID-19 was 3.5 times higher than from influenza.
Feb 10, 2021
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Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?
Oct 15, 2020
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A person's first infection with the influenza virus likely stimulates the production of key antibodies that then shape later immune responses to different seasonal influenza strains. In a study published December 17th in ...
Dec 17, 2015
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Deaths of children and adolescents in China due to infectious diseases were becoming rare prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
Apr 3, 2020
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A large international team of researchers has developed a four-in-one antibody approach to fighting influenza infections. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes the development of the antibody ...
When flu season peaks after mid-winter, tens of thousands of influenza cases and hundreds of deaths can likely be avoided if older adults wait until October to get their flu immunization, a University of Pittsburgh School ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Q: Does it matter which flu vaccine my children get this year and when they get it?
Nov 22, 2021
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