While we're still relatively early in the 2024flu season, only7% of childrenunder five have received their flu shot this year so far. Althoughyoung childrenare a particular concern, flu vaccination rates appear to be lagging for the population as a whole. Reports indicate thatfrom March 1 to...
(or plan on visiting someone who is vulnerable, like your grandparents or a pregnant friend, as you enjoy the holidays). but when should you get your flu shot, anyway? here’s what you need to know, including when flu season begins and the best time to schedule your appointment. when ...
adults to receive either its experimental influenza shot or a regular kind, to see how effective the new approach proves this flu season. Rival Moderna tested its version in about 6,000 people in Australia, Argentina and other countries during the Southern Hemisphere’s flu season and is ...
A flu shot may also protect people from COVID-19 in other ways. Doctors can't say for sure if getting the flu would make someone more susceptible to COVID-19, or vice versa—although they do know that having the flu makes people more vulnerable for bacterial infections like pneumonia, Dr...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging everyone 6 months and older to also get their flu shot. Public health officials are worried about a false sense of security after two milder flu seasons due to COVID precautions. Australia, which experiences winter ahead of the U.S.,...
There have been more than two and a half times more flu cases reported to Australia's National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System this year compared with the same period last year, according to Australia's Department of Health. Take the flu shot and other vaccines for gra...
Living halfway around the world doesn’t keep you from getting the flu — just ask Sally Hare-Schriner. Nearly 30 years ago, she had a case of the flu that changed her life. “We lived in Melbourne, Australia, from 1991 to 1995. I always made a...
"This one time I got the flu over Christmas and there was no holiday to be had," Wilson continued. "There was no Christmas. There was no opening gifts. There was no family coming over. A couple of people in the family had it, and we were completely shot and exhausted on a couch,...
"Low vaccination rates aside, the flu shot may not generate the perfect immune response, especially if someone is pregnant or has an underlying medical condition," he said. "That's why it's useful to have a potential back up in low-dose aspirin to help prevent vascular dysfunction during ...
The Australian Department of Health assessed vaccine effectiveness and found that the 2017 flu shot provided “low” protection (33%) against H3N2 while providing “moderate” protection against the other circulating viruses (50% or more). “This year in the US, you have a cell-derived H3 va...