New Report Highlights Benefits of Flu VaccineTom FriedenAnne Schuchat
In addition to the letter linking the flu vaccine with a reduction of cardiovascular events, the approach sent the standard flu pamphlet 2 weeks before the flu season started and a reminder on the day the vaccine become widely available. The other messages included the following: A cle...
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being made with any certainty. In pregnant women receiving vitamin D for primary prevention of allergy in their children, limited data with overall very low–certainty evidence reflected no effect on the risk of any allergy outcome (including food allergy) or on development of rickets in the chil...
" Biering-Sørensen said. "A lot of studies have shown that people who get the flu vaccine have a lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes, and there may be protective effects [for the heart] that are not specific to flu infection. The flu vaccine may have broader benefits that we don't...
The team behind the new "Having a Vaccine" book hope that the resource will encourage people to receive other necessary vaccinations such as flu, to protect them against preventable illnesses. Dr. Helena Wythe, senior research fellow at the University of Hertfordshire, explains why this kind of ...
Uncertainties remain over pre-pandemic flu vaccine benefitsdoi:10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70252-9SallyHargreavesSDOSLancet Infectious Diseases
“We also encourage everyone to keep in touch with their primary care professionals and seek care immediately if they have any of these symptoms in the weeks after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine: chest pain including sudden, sharp, stabbing pains; ...
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