Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: What vaccines do tweens, teens and young adults need?
Starting at about age 7 through age 18, children and teens need a number of important vaccines to protect them.
Jun 13, 2023
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News tagged with flu shot
Cardiology
Linking flu vaccination to potential cardiovascular benefits gets more people to roll up their sleeves
Making a connection between the flu and the risk of subsequent heart problems significantly increased flu vaccination rates among older Danish adults, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Health
Flu vaccination rate holds steady but misinformation about flu and COVID-19 persists
Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said in January that they had received a flu shot, a vaccination level unchanged in a representative national ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most people hospitalized with the flu have a chronic illness
Leading health organizations are urging people to get a flu shot if they haven't already done so. Compared to last year's mild flu season, the U.S. has already seen more than three times the number of flu-related deaths. ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Vaccination
US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans
U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.
Jan 24, 2023
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Health
Time to update adult vaccinations for a new year
Personal health is often among the top New Year's resolutions each January. Beyond diet and exercise, Dr. John Presutti, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says the new year is a good calendar reminder to update adult ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q and A: Flu shots are important for young people, too
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 28 and consider myself fairly healthy. I have never gotten a flu shot and have never had the flu. I did receive a COVID-19 vaccine series. Do I really need a flu vaccination? My employer is recommending ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Winter & kid's asthma: High time for flare-ups
Cold, dry winter air and a trio of spreading viruses could cause children's asthma to flare up this winter season.
Dec 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to prevent flu, RSV and COVID-19 during busy holiday season
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu infection rates across the U.S. continue to be very high.
Dec 20, 2022
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Pediatrics
Combo of COVID plus flu can bring severe illness to kids
Kids who get the flu and COVID-19 together may be in for a serious, even deadly, bout of illness, U.S. health officials said Friday.
Dec 16, 2022
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