Vaccination
Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday.
Oct 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
As flu cases surge, vaccination may offer some bonus protection from COVID as well
After virtually disappearing for two years, influenza is back and rapidly sweeping across Australia—and the world.
May 26, 2022
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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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is 'stomach flu?'
What many people commonly call "stomach flu" isn't flu at all. If you're tired and have an unsettled tummy, you may have a stomach virus.
Jan 29, 2019
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Vaccination
NIH launches clinical trial of universal influenza vaccine candidate
A first-in-human, Phase 1 trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of an investigational nanoparticle influenza vaccine designed to provide long-lasting protection against multiple flu virus strains has begun at the ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How does COVID-19 compare with the flu?
The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in many ways is exactly the type of situation that has motivated Jonathan Runstadler, a professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health at Cummings School, and ...
Mar 13, 2020
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Vaccination
Why do some vaccines (polio, measles) prevent diseases, while others (COVID-19, flu) only reduce their severity?
When the first vaccines for COVID-19 rolled out in December 2020, some people hoped they would be a silver bullet against the novel virus the way that polio and smallpox shots are nearly 100% effective against those diseases.
Nov 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A man in Hong Kong caught COVID-19 a second time. Here's why that's not surprising (and there's no need to panic)
A Hong Kong man who recovered from COVID-19 more than four months ago has reportedly been reinfected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This time he didn't have any symptoms.
Aug 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
We've had 25 million flu cases in 2023. Will we see a second wave?
As of Feb. 24, Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 25 million illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths from the flu this season. With that in mind, the CDC also reported that influenza ...
Mar 2, 2023
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