“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...
CDC Study Shows Flu Vaccination Prevents Severe Flu Illness in U.S. Children Vaccine protects, even when vaccine virus and circulating viruses are differentVasconcellos, DavidNeonatology Today
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...
(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.
Less than half of Americans plan to get COVID or flu vaccines this year, survey findsTheeffectivenessof 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 protection the...
Researchers emphasized the effectiveness of the vaccine among people above 65 years of age and the immunocompromised population, two groups that are more likely to get a more severe illness from the flu and less likely to have an immune response to 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.
(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.
A person gets an influenza vaccine from a pharmacist during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center, on Sept. 9, 2022, in Chicago.Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE CDC data shows flu vaccine coverage among all children this y...
A person gets an influenza vaccine from a pharmacist during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center, on Sept. 9, 2022, in Chicago.Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE CDC data shows flu vaccine coverage among all ch...