Results from the 2023-2024 U.S. flu season show that in adults vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization ranged from 41% to 44%. Specifically for children and teens less than 18 years, the flu vaccine was 71% effective for preventing symptomatic influenza A illness. All vaccines in the 202...
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...
The flu shot is a form of the vaccine that you get in your arm. Some years, you can get it as a nasal spray instead. Flu vaccines are made to target three or four types of flu viruses that are most likely to make you sick during the upcoming year. ...
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 ...
The CDC has published a summary list of their current recommendations of who should get the current vaccine. Summary of CDC influenza vaccination recommendations for 2023-2024 Updated CDC information and guidance in this report includes the following taken directly from the CDC (https://www.cdc....
Flu vaccine coverage in the U.S. 2014-2023, by age Published by Preeti Vankar Preeti Vankar Junior Researcher Get in touch with us now , Apr 8, 2024 In the United States, influenza vaccination rates differ greatly by age. For example, during the 2022-2023 flu season, around 70 percent...
2 The vaccine for the 2022-2023 season has been updated with a different H3N2 strain to better match circulating illness.3 For pediatric vaccination timing, ACIP recommends that most children who only need a single dose receive vaccines in September or October. However, unlike most adults,...
country, with high levels in Colorado and Georgia. Flu season runs from October until April, but usually peaks between December and February. Dr. Jonathan LaPook joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the effectiveness of this year's flu vaccine and how you can protect yourself from getting ...
Doing this on the day you get your flu shot may boost the effectiveness of the vaccine, a new study suggests.
Order 2024-25 doses today Recommended as an option by the ACIP and AAP13,14 *There are no head-to-head clinical studies comparing LAIV4 and IIV. Results are descriptive only. †LAIV4 and IIV vaccine effectiveness (VE) data overlapped for all strains, demonstrating the general VE comparabil...