WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. flu season is expected to extend into spring, and experts say it's not too late to get a flu shot. Last year’s flu season was mild, but this season has already seen triple the number of flu-related deaths in the United Sta...
Possible side effects vary between the flu shot and the nasal vaccine. The most typical side effect of the shot involves a local skin reaction. The skin immediately surrounding the shot area may swell, ache, redden, and become tender. This reaction typically clears up in one to two days. D...
Theflu shotprovided "substantial protection" for all age groups, including elderly and immunocompromised populations, during this influenza season, the Center for Disease ControlreportedWednesday. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices presented new findings that showed people who received the influe...
According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the flu shot appeared to be 34.5 percent effective at preventing hospitalizations this year in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. During the 2023 flu season in these same countries, thevaccine efficacyag...
“Increased efforts are needed to eliminate barriers to immunization in all persons experiencing higher rates of adverse outcomes from influenza,” the release said.1 The AAP also stressed in the news release that pregnant women may get the flu shot at any time during their pregnancy to pro...
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percentage of people who get the flu [shot] and other vaccines is important,” said chief investigator Tor Biering-Sørensen, MD, MSc, MPH, PhD, a professor at the Center for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials at the Copenhagen University Hospital, in a press...
HealthDay FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor's office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the first influenza vaccine that can be self-administ...
The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor's office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the first influenza vaccine that can be self-administered at home.
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