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...
CDC Study Shows Flu Vaccination Prevents Severe Flu Illness in U.S. Children Vaccine protects, even when vaccine virus and circulating viruses are differentVasconcellos, DavidNeonatology Today
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 offer si...
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Flu vaccine uptake is lower this year compared to last year even as the U.S. experiences a surge of respiratory illnesses, the CDC said Friday.
Experts say the vaccine's poor performance is one reason why the United States has been suffering such anintense and deadly flu season. At least 63 children have died of flu nationwide so far this season. Nevertheless, health officials say getting the flu shot is still worthwhile. ...
Annual influenza vaccination is the best strategy for preventing influenza and its complications. Strains can change from year-to-year, and that's one reason why you need the latest flu vaccine each fall. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that eligible persons aged 6 month...
CDC: 80,000 People Died From Flu Last Season More Alpamayo Photo|Getty Images According to reports, last season's flu vaccine was not very effective. An estimated 80,000 people died of the flu and complications arising from the virus last winter, making it the deadl...
Last year, no one saw until summer that the H3N2 strain would predominate, said CDC epidemiologist Lynnette Brammer. Work on the vaccine had begun in February, she said. "[The H3N2 strain] came on so fast, and there wasn't time for it to be included in the vaccine," she explained. ...
"Even so, a H3N2candidate vaccinehas been prepared andclinical trialsare being planned for this year," he said. The reason the CDC is concerned about this particular virus is that it contains an element seen in the pandemic 2009 swineflu strain, H1N1, which may make it more likely for the...