“The best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications is by getting a yearly flu vaccine. Even when flu vaccination does not prevent illness entirely, it has been shown in several studies to reduce severity of illness in people who get vaccinated but still get sick,”the CDC...
Huong Q. McLean, Ph.D., from the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute in Wisconsin, and colleagues used data from two concurrent studies conducted in Wisconsin during Oct. 23, 2022, to Feb. 10, 2023, to estimate influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE). The researchers found that among patients a...
Vaccine effectiveness varies from year to year, based on the match of the circulating flu types to the strains contained in the vaccine. Results from the 2023-2024 U.S. flu season show that in adults vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization ranged from 41% to 44%. Specifically 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....
Ad Ashley L. Fowlkes, Sc.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues conducted an interim study to estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) for preventing severe acute respiratory infection (SARI)-associated hospitalization using data from the Network for the Evaluation of Vaccine Effectiveness in Latin...
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They're approved for people with a severe allergy to eggs. Nasal spray: The nasal spray flu vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine, or LAIV. Unlike the flu shot, it is made from live, but weakened, influenza viruses. However, you cannot get the flu from the nasal spray vaccine. Healthy,...
“Approval of the first influenza vaccine for self- or caregiver-administration provides a new option for receiving a safe and effective seasonal influenza vaccine potentially with greater convenience, flexibility, and accessibility for individuals and families,” said Peter Marks, MD, PhD, the director...
Waning patterns of the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in preventing critical illness appeared to be similar to previous vaccine formulations, reported Ruth Link-Gelles, PhD, MPH, of the CDC. For example, vaccine effectiveness in preventing hospitalization in adults decreased over time from...