Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading Yes, you can get the COVID, flu, and RSV vaccines at once. Here are the pros and cons Older adults should get their flu shots now. Here’s why they also need stronger vaccines RSV can be deadly, especially for older adults...
The weather is getting colder, the leaves are starting to fall, and it is again the time of year when children make excuses to avoid getting flu(流感) shots. Indeed, who likes needles(针头)? But scientists may have found a way to help with this trouble. Two separate US teams' findings...
Every year, the CDC tests hundreds of samples collected from Americans with the flu, in an effort to track if the virus could be evading the current season's vaccines. The CDCreportedon Friday that most of the viruses tested so far this season are similar to the strains that werepicked ou...
Fluzone High-Doze, given to people ages 65 and older, is a three-component (trivalent) inactivated flu vaccine, according to CDC. The vaccine contains four times the antigen of standard-dose inactivated influenza vaccines, which is what helps the body build up protection against flu viruses. T...
More findings from older adults polled about both flu shots and COVID vaccines Last year's flu shot: In all, 54% of people between the ages of 50 and 64 say they got a flu shot last year, much lower than the 83% of those over 65 who said they did. ...
To best protect yourself from the flu, you need to get a flu shot every year. That's because the vaccines change each year to keep up with rapidly adapting influenza viruses. Because flu viruses evolve quickly, last year's vaccine may not protect you from this year's viruses. ...
Influenza vaccines protect against viruses that cause influenza, often called the flu. The vaccine does not protect against other viruses or bacteria that cause colds or stomach flu. The availability of vaccine was delayed. Typically shots start in early October but production problems delayed delivery...
Why flu shots are a lottery: The Economist explainsInfluenzaVaccinesAntigensMeaslesEvery winter hundreds of different strains emerge. Since last October alone, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has identified more than 800 different influenza viruses.Economist...
Annual influenza vaccines, commonly called flu shots, are an important public health measure for preventing influenza. The vaccines are formulated to protect against the 4 influenza viruses that researchers identify will be most common in the upcoming season.2The CDC recommends that everyone 6 months...
The number of vaccines children are mandated to receive continues to rise at an alarming rate. Currently, children receive approximately fourteen different vaccinations before the age of two Many of these vaccinations require multiple inoculations, which often have a child receiving four more shots in...