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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...
The flu vaccine is doing a poor job protecting older Americans and others against the strain of the virus that's causing most illnesses this season. Preliminary figures released Thursday suggest the vaccine is 36 percent effective overall in preventingflu illnesssevere enough to send a patient to ...
"It's especially important that children get a flu vaccine in addition to their recommended COVID-19 vaccines this season. Flu season has started and currently flu vaccination is down in children, so now is the best time to get your child vaccinated, if you have not already," Walensky said...
(HealthDay)—Flu vaccines protect children against serious illness, even when the vaccine doesn't match the circulating flu virus, according to a new study that reinforces the importance of flu shots.
Many of the flu viruses that the CDC has tested this season were "well-recognized" by antibodies targeted to the vaccine, which helps the body fight off the infection, the agencyreportedthis month. The testing is done using antibodiesfrom ferrets, which have similar influenza symptoms to humans...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the flu nasal spray vaccine (FluMist) should not be used for the 2016-17 flu season because it doesn't work. The CDC also recommends that everyone over 6 months of age get a flu shot instead.
Recommendations for when you should get your flu vaccine remain the same – September and October are still considered the optimal times. August vaccinations aren’t recommended unless someone is in their third trimester of pregnancy or for children who will need two doses of the vaccine or those...
According to reports, last season's flu vaccine was not very effective. An estimated 80,000 people died of the flu and complications arising from the virus last winter, making it the deadliest flu season in at least 40 years. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the ...
The benefits of nirsevimab over the vaccine, studies show, is that protection might wane more slowly than the protection from the vaccine.The treatment also provides antibodies directly to the infant, and there is no risk that the antibody treatment would cause a preterm birth since it is give...