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...
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 ...
·CDC recommends getting a flu vaccine by the end of October despite flu seasons varying in their timing from season to season. This timing helps protect a pregnant woman before flu activity begins to increase. 尽管流感高发的季节每年会有所变化,CDC建议在10月底接种流感疫苗,这一时间点的接种可以让...
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.
As of early November, only about 2 out of 5 people in the United States reported having gotten this season’s flu vaccine.
“The best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications is by getting a yearly flu vaccine. Even when flu vaccination does not prevent illness entirely, it has been shown in several studies to reduce severity of illness in people who get vaccinated but still get sick,”the CD...
Flu vaccine uptake is lower this year compared to last year even as the U.S. experiences a surge of respiratory illnesses, the CDC said Friday.
This shows that H5N1 can be very severe and we should not assume that it will always be mild, said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan.The news comes amid one of the worst seasonal flu outbreaks in 15 years C ...
·CDC recommends getting a flu vaccine by the end of October despite flu seasons varying in their timing from season to season. This timing helps protect a pregnant woman before flu activity begins to increase. 尽管流感高发的季节每年会有所变化,CDC...
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