CDC warns of surge in flu cases This season'sinfluenza vaccinemay have been a poor match to a strain of the flu virus that caused many infections this winter, early data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. ...
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Flu Vaccine 47 Percent Effective This Season More Derek Davis|Portland Press Herald via Getty Images A new study finds that people who have received a flu shot this season have reduced their likelihood of having to go to the doctor by nearly 50 percent. People who have gotten a flu shot...
"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 significant protection against severe outcomes," David Daigle, the CDC spokesperson, said in an email. ...
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"[The H3N2 strain] came on so fast, and there wasn't time for it to be included in the vaccine," she explained. As a result, flu shots were only 18.6 percent effective against the predominant H3N2 strain, she said. Shots for the coming flu season will contain two influenza type A ...
About 18.7 million flu vaccine doses have been administered to adults in pharmacies as of the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, compared with 19.9 million at the same last year, according tonewly updated federal data. Additionally, about 10.7 million doses have...
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...
It’s no coincidence that this intense season corresponds to low flu vaccine uptake, says Dr. Robert Hopkins Jr., medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). Ideally, under the CDC’s Healthy People initiative, at least 70% of the U.S. population would have ...
Walensky said that even when the vaccine doesn’t closely match the circulating flu strains, “We see a 35% decrease in rates of hospitalization … which really just emphasizes, when we do have a good match, how much more effective it will be.” CDC data shows that nearly 20,000 people ...