A child receives a vaccine at a disease prevention and control center in Xinle City, north China's Hebei Province, April 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Jia Minjie) Noting that the flu has particularly serious impacts on high-risk groups such as pregnant women, infants and children, the elderly and chron...
Vaccination of high-risk groups for influenza before the onset of the annual flu epidemic can reduce the likelihood of catching the flu. For infants under six months, who are unable to receive the flu vaccine, their caregivers are encouraged to receive flu shots. Editor: 毕炜梓...
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research by the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton has shown the positive effects to newly born infants and mothers of receiving the influenza vaccine during pregnancy. Their findings show that the vaccine can reduce the chance of the infant h...
While there are widely available Covid and flu shots, no vaccines exist for RSV. Several companies are developing shots for older adults that could receive Food and Drug Administration approval this year. Pfizer is developing a vaccine that protects infants from RSV, and Sanofi has asked th...
Infants under 6 months old, who are too young. Anyone with severe, anaphylaxis-type allergies to the flu shot or any ingredients contained within the vaccine. Such ingredients include gelatin and antibiotics. These people should talk to their doctor before getting a flu shot: ...
Scientists at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching the flu, particularly infants under the age of 2. The work is early an
Vaccination during pregnancy to protect infants against influenza: why and why not? Influenza is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for pregnant women and infants worldwide. Influenza vaccination during pregnancy has been shown... G Blanchard-Rohner,CA Siegrist - 《Vaccine》 被引量: 98...
“Despite the well-documented benefits of maternal influenza vaccination for both mothers and infants, influenza vaccine uptake during pregnancy remains suboptimal,” the authors wrote. “While continued efforts are needed to determine optimal timing, clinicians should continue to offer influenza vaccination...
"Currently, the best protection for neonatal babies is to vaccinate the mother and all those who will have close contact with the infant," Sherman said. "Our recent study was meant to test the possibility of creating a safe and effectiveflu vaccinefor very high-risk premature infants. Now th...