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The flu vaccine has been 68% effective at preventing hospitalizations in children but has been less protective for seniors this season,according to preliminary data released Wednesdayby the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine was 35% effective at preventing hospitalization for s...
Less than half of Americans plan to get COVID or flu vaccines this year, survey finds The effectiveness of this year's influenza vaccine was lower in South America than last season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, which might be a clue to how much ...
Flu-vaccine makeup is determined months in advance so that manufacturers have time to make the millions of doses needed. Components of the coming "2015-16 season vaccine have been changed to more optimally match circulating viruses," the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in...
flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign BYLindsey LeakeFebruary 20, 2025 Politics Nearly 1,300 CDC employees are being forced out as Trump demands the agency rid itself of all probationary employees BYMike Stobbe and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2025 Health Experts ...
A CDC spokesperson said that the effectiveness of the vaccine for H1N1 was "within the range" of previous seasons. "Overall, flu vaccination reduced the risk of hospitalization by about one-third, which would have a significant impact on disease burden. Receiving a flu vaccine can offer signific...
Rep. Debbie Dingell developed a severe nerve condition from a mandatory swine flu vaccine, which initially made her “scared to death” to get a COVID-19 vaccine, she told a congressional hearing last week. The Michigan Democrat might want to reconsider her now-unquestioning enthusiasm for COVI...
for Disease Control and Prevention researchers analyzed data from the 2019–2020 flu season, when a record-breaking 199 flu deaths in U.S. children were reported to the CDC and when most flu activity was caused by two viruses that were different from the virus used in the vaccine. ...
The new head of health agencies, Robert F Kennedy Jr , has reportedly stopped a seasonal flu vaccine campaign. A scheduled meeting of the CDCs independent vaccines committee has also been postponed.A new study , published by the CDCs Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, offers some insight into ...
This year’s flu shot appears to be “a very good match” to the circulating strains, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Monday. However, she noted that flu vaccinations are lagging behind the pace of previo