Folks who want solid protection during the cold and flu season should get the influenza vaccine now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Oct 17, 2024 0 1 Health What you need to know about cold and flu season As the fall months settle in, Canadians are being urged to take pre...
Reports on decision of Great Britain's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to suspend the manufacturing licence of influenza-vaccine maker Chiron Corp. in 2004. Reason for the decision; Impact of the decision on vaccine supply in the U.S.; Ways to prevent flu through hygiene ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/17027/gpo-wins-flu-jab-approval May 21, 2009 Bangkok Post GSK expects more swine flu vaccine orders GSK has invested $2.5bn over the last four and a half years in preparation for a pandemic and Mr Witty said: We made those investments so we would...
concern about vaccine-related adverse events may limit uptake. Given that Ontario has the highest rates of childhood-onset IBD in the world, and offers universalinfluenzaimmunizations to everyone more than six months old, this locale offers the optimal...
There's only been one other time in the last decade when the flu vaccine did a worse job. 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...
The effectiveness of this year's influenza vaccine was lower in South America than last season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, which might be a clue to how much protection the shots could offer people in the U.S. this winter. Vaccine effectiveness was 34.5%...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- American researchers developed an one-two punch antibody that may become a universal flu vaccine in the future. The study published on Friday in the Journal of Experimental Medicine showed that the antibody can target two key proteins on the surface of the infl...
Furthermore, the current influenza vaccine offers "solid protection" across all age groups, said Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, in a news briefing today. Vaccine effectiveness is 67% for children aged 6 months through 17 years...
But no vaccine can provide a full guarantee, Gao was quoted as saying by the Health News, a newspaper of the National Health and Family Planning Commission. However, taking a shot, which costs a few dozen yuan, makes more economic senses than getting sick. The medical bill of a hospitalize...
The CDC is warning that only 48 percent of flu virus samples taken through last month were closely related to this year's North American vaccine. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the findi