The vaccine was 35% effective at preventing hospitalization for seniors in one study, and 42% effective in a second analysis. 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...
So, aided by researchers, vaccine manufacturers have to guess one year in advance which viruses will strike the next flu season. That is why more often than not, the flu outbreaks involve strains that do not match the current flu shot (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96913.php)....
Seasonal flu vaccines are formulated to protect against influenza viruses known to cause epidemics. Getting a flu vaccine can protect against these viruses as well as additional flu viruses that are antigenically similar to the viruses used to make the vaccine...
I almost died twice; missed work for close to a month; had a relapse; the family doctor came to the house daily and told me“never to get another flu vaccine, as the next one probably would do me in”! That was the only time in my life—and I will be 80 years young my next b...
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Anthony Fauci: When you talk about a universal flu vaccine, you’re talking about a vaccine that, when you give it to a person, ideally once or twice or maybe every several years, would induce a response that would protect that person against all of the influenzas, even the ones that ...
flu vaccine.The new vaccine,which is different from the annual flu vaccine,is 16 ahead of expectations.More than three milpon doses were to be made available in early October 2009,though most of those 17 doses were of the FluMist nasal spray type,which is not 18 for pregnant women,...
2 Percent of adult population who have ever had a pneumococcal vaccine based on the survey. 3 Estimated adult population who have ever had a pneumococcal vaccine based on the survey. Note: The sum of regional estimates in this column will not add up to statewide total due to incomplete ...
I worked in health care, and would always get the vaccine but it always amazed me how many health care professionals did not. This would really annoy me, as one of the main reasons to get immunized is so you don’t pass it onto someone more vulnerable who might not be able to fight...
The hope is that these changes will make the 2010-11 flu season less dangerous. One thing that hasn’t changed is when and where to get your vaccine. Check with your doctor, neighborhood clinic or local pharmacy; yearly flu vaccination should begin in September or as soon as it’s availab...