This year’s flu shot appears to be “a very good match” to the circulating strains, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said at a news briefing Monday. However, she noted that flu vaccinations are lagging behind the pace of previous years. Through t...
New flu strains force delay in arrival of vaccination dosesJUDY SIEGEL
Share this article BRIDGEWATER, N.J., March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi announced today the immediate adoption of influenza strains selected by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to advance the manufacturing and delivery of its vaccine portfolio for the ...
Some years, the vaccine may be less effective than normal. This occurs because the vaccine needs to be produced months before the flu season begins, so the vaccine is designed by projecting and choosing the most likely viral strains to include in the vaccine. If drift results in changing the...
Weekly CDC surveyssuggestthat about 40% of children have gotten their flu vaccination this year, around the same rate as this time last year. However,early datafrom shots given in pharmacies and doctors offices suggests the rollout may be lagging in adults. More than 51.7 million shots were gi...
Chan: Alright. Is there something new in the flu strains that make people, more I mean, susceptible? Hui: According to the analysis, the circulating strains at the moment match very closely to what are contained in the vaccines. So, this is actually a good match this year. ...
If Guillain-Barré syndrome has occurred within 6 weeks of any prior influenza vaccination, the decision to give FLUMIST should be based on careful consideration of potential benefits and risks The effectiveness of FLUMIST has not been studied in immunocompromised persons ...
U.S. health officials recommends that everyone 6 months and older get anannual flu vaccination. Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to getThe Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Guptaevery Tuesday from the CNN Health team. About 44% of adults got flu shots this winter,...
While the holidays are being celebrated semi-normally for the first time in more than two years, the threat of multiple respiratory viruses lingers. Although cases of thefluandRSVare declining in some areas, they are still higher at this point in the year than in seasons ...
“The bottom line is they do work better” for this age group. If a location is out of senior-targeted doses, it’s better to get a standard flu shot than to skip vaccination, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All flu vaccines in the U.S. -- including ...