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Vaccination

Is the nasal spray flu vaccine a good option this flu season?

With flu season fast approaching, health experts have emphasized that this year, more than ever, it's important to get vaccinated for the flu.

Sep 14, 2020

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Medical research

Scientists develop 20-subtype mRNA flu vaccine to protect against future flu pandemics

An experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus has provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu strains in initial tests, and thus might serve one day as a general preventative ...

Nov 24, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

1 in 100,000 had severe reactions to Pfizer vaccine: US study

Roughly one in a hundred thousand people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have had severe allergic reactions, US health officials said Wednesday while stressing that the benefits of immunization greatly outweigh ...

Jan 6, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fast-spreading mutation helps common flu subtype escape immune response

Strains of a common subtype of influenza virus, H3N2, have almost universally acquired a mutation that effectively blocks antibodies from binding to a key viral protein, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins ...

Jul 10, 2020

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Vaccination

Mixed results for Moderna mRNA flu vaccine trial

US biotech company Moderna said Thursday it had mixed results from a large-scale trial of its mRNA flu shot, based on the same technology used in its successful Covid-19 vaccine.

Feb 17, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Flu shot won't make you spread more influenza

Getting the flu shot won't make you spread the disease more, doesn't weaken your immune system but it does offer some protection from getting infected, despite misleading claims on social media.

Feb 15, 2018

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Health

Study finds being in a good mood for your flu jab boosts its effectiveness

New research by a team of health experts at the University of Nottingham has found evidence that being in a positive mood on the day of your flu jab can increase its protective effect.

Sep 25, 2017

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

This year the flu came in two waves—here's why

The just-ended 2018-2019 flu season was relatively mild compared to the last season, during which nearly 80,000 people in the U.S. died of flu-related illness, according to estimates by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

May 30, 2019

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Oncology & Cancer

Erectile dysfunction drugs and flu vaccine may work together to help immune system fight cancer after surgery

A new study suggests that a common treatment for erectile dysfunction combined with the flu vaccine may be able to help the immune system mop up cancer cells left behind after surgery. The study, published in OncoImmunology, ...

May 17, 2018

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