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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that eligible persons aged 6 months and older receive a yearly flu vaccine. The best time is typically in the early fall (Sept or Oct), but if you miss this window it's never too late to get as flu season often goes through Spri...
For people with weak immune systems, the vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization by 44% in one study and 30% in another. The flu hit early this season, as the weekly hospitalization rate peaked in December and has declined since then, according to CDC data. The flu has caused 25...
However, it appears to be more helpful for children. The estimatespublishedby the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the vaccine reduces illness by 59 percent among children ages 6 months to 8 years old. These may be the most germ-ridden places in your office Most illnesse...
This season'sinfluenzavaccine effectiveness is 45% overall and 55% in children, according to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vaccine effectiveness (VE) was higher against influenza B/Victoria (50%) and considerably lower against influenza A(H1N1)pdm...
(HealthDay)—Flu vaccines protect children against serious illness, even when the vaccine doesn't match the circulating flu virus, according to a new study that reinforces the importance of flu shots.
of protection."A CDC spokesperson said that the effectiveness of the vaccine for H1N1 was "within the range" of previous seasons."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...
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As CDC experts looked back on the flu season that just ended, they described it as moderately severe. Hundreds of thousands of people were hospitalized, and thousands died, most of them 65 and older. "This year was a severe year, particularly for the elderly. Our vaccine match wasn't as...
The influenza vaccine was even less effective against A/H1N1pmd09 virus but was better against B/Victoria virus, according to a CDC panel. They also voted on a new meningococcal vaccine.