Symptoms and causes of influenza; Explanation given by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the poor performance of the 2003-2004 flu vaccine; Benefits of the vaccine to people with asthma.Napoli, Maryann...
How effective is the influenza vaccine in preventing influenza in adults?doi:10.1097/EBP.0000000000000450Weeks, JeffreyClements, ErnestineIles, AshleyHicks, CaseyHurst, Daniel J.Evidence-Based Practice
Each year, a new vaccine formulation is produced containing the four strains of influenza expected to be prevalent in the upcoming year. The UK's flu program (or is it a programme?) To understand the effectiveness of the flu vaccine, let's examine the situation in the UK. The UK is at...
" says Dr. Schaffner. "If scientists can make a killed vaccine that is effective, that is what they will do. It's all about trial and error." Most viral diseases, he says, require live-attenuated vaccines, but the vast majority of bacterial illnesses are prevented with inactivated vaccines...
is currently present only in trace amounts in the influenza vaccine, but that will be a thing of the past in a few years. "We would like to put the controversy behind us," says Dr. Schaffner. "None of us associated with vaccines believe there is merit to that belief, but we are ...
Results from the 2023-2024 U.S. flu season show that in adults vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization ranged from 41% to 44%. Specifically for children and teens less than 18 years, the flu vaccine was 71% effective for preventing symptomatic influenza A illness. ...
[Vaccination against pneumococci and influenza. How good is the evidence?] Influenza-vaccines are effective, while vaccines with an adjuvance seem more immunogenic, in particular in older persons. The 2010/2011 influenza vaccine ... B Babouee,AF Widmer,M Battegay - 《Internist》 被引量: 37发...
The recently licensed cold-adapted influenza virus vaccine is administered by intranasal aerosol, and was adapted to grow at cooler temperatures (25 °C), thus reducing its ability to grow at normal body temperature. It proved effective at protecting adults from influenza after a single dose even...
The most effective measure to prevent influenza is vaccination. The influenza vaccine is recommended for children, the elderly (especially those with underlying diseases), medical professionals, and other high-risk groups, and ...
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