The effectiveness of flu vaccines can vary widely season to season depending on how well the strains included in the shots are matched to the circulating viruses. Dr. Lisa Grohskopf, a CDC official, said the vaccines and circulating flu strains were reasonably well matched this season. Hos...
However, actual estimates of how well the vaccines are fending off flu cases and severe disease will have to wait until the spring, when results begin to be released from the CDC's ongoing vaccine effectiveness studies. Last March, the CDC concluded that last season's "influenza vaccination ...
Health authorities closely watch trends in flu subtyping as well, since they can help explain changes in theseverityof the virus as well asvaccine effectiveness. Future changes to come The snapshot remains a work in progress as the CDC gathers feedback from the public as well as local...
With federal authorities recognizing the plunge in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness as early as four months after each jab, which may actually increase the risk of subsequent infection, the public health establishment is trying to rekindle Americans’ interest in a so-called layered mitigation strategy...
The CDC states in its weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report, released Thursday, that:“Overall, the estimate suggests that the 2014-15 influenza vaccine has low effectiveness against circulating influenza A (H3N2) viruses.” It stated that the seasonal flu shot offered less protection because of th...
"The recommendation acknowledges the increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19 in older adults and those who are immunocompromised, along with the currently available data on vaccine effectiveness and year-round circulation of COVID-19," the CDC said in its news release. "The recommendation ...
Clinical trial studies showed significant bias in measuring COVID shot effectiveness, with case-counting window bias making ineffective shots appear 50% to 70% effective Pfizer and Moderna vaccine trials revealed higher risks of serious adverse events than initially reported, with Pfizer showing 36% hi...
The biggest impact was in seniors: The relative effectiveness of the bivalent was 78% at keeping people 65-plus out of the hospital compared to patients who had gotten their primary series six to 11 months earlier. If the patient was fully vaccinated a year ago, the relative effectiveness...
predominant, we tend to have worse flu seasons, with more hospitalizations and deaths. We don’t yet know the total effectiveness of this year’s flu vaccine against the strain of H3N2 circulating this year. Even so, we know there is increased protection from the flu shot so please get ...
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