An annual flu vaccination is inexpensive, easy and proven to prevent illness and death in people with heart disease, however, almost 1 in 3 patients skip the flu shot, according to preliminary research to be presented at ...
Nov 11, 2019
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When is the best time to get your flu shot? Ideally, it's before flu season becomes active in your community.
Oct 2, 2019
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Flu vaccination prevents millions of flu-related illnesses and deaths annually, but vaccination rates are low for many reasons.
Sep 27, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Although no one knows yet how severe this flu season will be, now is the time to get vaccinated, health officials say.
Sep 24, 2019
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A more effective seasonal flu vaccine is about to be tested in clinical trials across the US.
Jul 1, 2019
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Whenever I talk about my research on how parents come to decide to reject vaccines for their children, my explanations are met with a range of reactions, but I almost always hear the same questions.
May 22, 2019
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Even caregivers whose children receive the first dose of influenza vaccine may be vaccine hesitant and have inaccurate beliefs regarding influenza vaccine and disease, according to a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...
Apr 27, 2019
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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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We are repeatedly exposed to the influenza virus via infections, vaccinations and our communal environments. The annual flu shot is believed to be the best line of defense, and doctors recommend vaccinations every year because ...
Mar 20, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) plans to advise families to vaccinate children against influenza with either the flu shot or nasal spray vaccine during the 2019 to 2020 flu season, in contrast to the ...
Mar 15, 2019
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