No doubt you’ve heard and read all the propaganda for and against the use of conventional vaccines and perhaps have decided to refuse vaccinations. I haven’t done a survey, but I would bet that the majority of Vitality readers would opt for more natural ways of preventing and treating inf...
Flu in early life determines susceptibility to future infections – Study Early infections of influenza A can help predict how the virus will affect people across different ages in the future and could impact the effectiveness of flu vaccines, says a new study published ineLife. The findings may ...
If you haven't yet gotten your flu shot, it certainly isn't too late. Several pharmacies including CVS, and Walgreens offer free flu vaccines. Free or low cost vaccines are also available at several local healthcare providers. According to the CDC, Louisiana is among the top seven states w...
Vaccines at hand for humans against bird fluChina is able to mass-produce bird flu vaccines for people, a top Chinese scientist said on Sunday. Zhong Nanshan, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, made the remark at ...
But even imperfect vaccines are better than none at all. The strains identified back in February may not be 100 percent accurate but getting vaccinated could still lessen the impact of the influenza that infects you or a loved one. Last year, flu-related complications sent about 200,000 ...
Therefore, vaccines need to be regularly updated to contain the strains of virus that are currently active in the UK. Don’t leave it to chance There are around one million horses in the UK and recent figures suggest that only 50% of these are vaccinated. To achieve herd immunity against ...
Medical interventions: antiviral therapies and vaccines Antiviral therapy and other potential treatments Despite spectacular advancements in medication drug therapy over the past decades, the causative agent of the 1918 influenza pandemic has been a mystery [159]. Without clear information on the agent re...
vaccines consisting of virus grown in cell cultures (MDCK cells) have also been approved in the United States and Europe; this approach is expected to avoid problems in recipients who are allergic to eggs, and also to speed up vaccine production. In some countries it is considered cost-effecti...
Novavaxhas received the green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to resume clinical trials for its Covid-19 and influenza combination vaccine (CIC) and standalone influenza vaccines after a month-long clinical hold. The FDA initially halted the trials on 16 Oc...
E.W.T. is an employee of Sanofi, which manufactures influenza vaccines. J.S. and Columbia University disclose partial ownership of SK Analytics. J.S. discloses consulting for BNI. The remaining authors declare no competing interests. Peer review ...