Social risk factors are associated with decreased odds of receiving preventive services such as mammograms, Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, flu or pneumococcal vaccines, and colonoscopies, according to a study published online ...
Oct 8, 2024
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An article published in Eurosurveillance has demonstrated that Spain's influenza vaccination campaign for children aged 6–59 months during the 2023/24 season was effective in preventing acute respiratory infections (ARI) ...
Oct 3, 2024
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A model suggests that vaccinating children and teens against the flu can help protect the elderly in tropical countries. Influenza kills up to 650,000 people worldwide every year. In part due to the lack of strong seasonality ...
Oct 1, 2024
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In a new study, University of Georgia researchers have found that natural immunity from previous flu infections has a significant impact on how well future influenza vaccinations work.
Sep 30, 2024
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Health authorities in the U.S. are studying seven people who developed influenza symptoms after being exposed to a Missouri bird flu patient, raising the possibility of the first human-to-human transmission of the infection.
Sep 30, 2024
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Virologist Rúbens Alves, Ph.D., came to La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) to contribute to life-saving vaccine research. As a member of LJI's Shresta Lab, Alves studied how T cells fight viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Maternal influenza infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for seizures and febrile convulsions in offspring, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Sep 24, 2024
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A review of sustained mammal-to-mammal bird flu transmission in diverse species, led by The Pirbright Institute, shows global control strategies are not working.
Sep 24, 2024
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Influenza vaccination in successive pregnancies is not associated with increased risk for prespecified adverse perinatal outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in JAMA Network Open.
Sep 23, 2024
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The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor's office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the first influenza vaccine that can be self-administered ...
Sep 20, 2024
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