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Medications

US approves first new type of flu drug in 2 decades

U.S. health regulators have approved the first new type of flu drug in two decades.

Oct 24, 2018

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Pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccination produces antibodies against multiple flu strains

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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Spain leads calls for COVID-19 to be treated like flu

Spain is spearheading calls for governments to start tackling COVID-19 as any other endemic respiratory virus like seasonal flu, despite WHO opposition and warnings that the approach is premature.

Jan 20, 2022

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How the flu vaccine fails

Influenza is ubiquitous. Every fall, we line up to get our flu shots with the hope that we will be protected from the virus that infects 10 to 20 percent of people worldwide each year. But some years, the vaccine is less ...

Apr 23, 2019

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How well will the flu vaccine work this winter?

The most effective way of preventing seasonal influenza is to be vaccinated each autumn. The reason that people are encouraged to get vaccinated annually is because flu virus can cause severe disease. One of the problems ...

Dec 13, 2017

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Number of flu cases, and related deaths, rise in California

So many people have fallen sick with influenza in California that pharmacies have run out of flu medicines, emergency rooms are packed and the death toll is rising higher than in previous years.

Jan 8, 2018

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Health

Mandating flu jab, but not COVID-19 jab, ethically justified for healthcare staff

Mandating the flu jab for healthcare staff is ethically justified, but the same can't be said of the COVID-19 jab, argue leading ethicists in an extended essay published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

May 31, 2022

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Respiratory infections like whooping cough and flu have plummeted amid COVID. But 'bounce back' is a worry

Public health measures to control COVID, including social distancing, masks, border closures and reduced international travel, have worked to reduce the impact of COVID.

Mar 1, 2022

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Two-wave US flu season is now the longest in a decade

Three months ago, this flu season was shaping up to be short and mild in the U.S. But a surprising second viral wave has made it the longest in 10 years.

Apr 19, 2019

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