However, the closely related strains of B/Victoria in Guangdong in 2021 (during the COVID-19 pandemic) were mainly converged in China’s domestic branch which belonged to the evolutionary branch V1A.3a.2 and was related to the WHO-recommended vaccine strains B/Washington/02/2019 (EPI ISL ...
In 2012, only 62% of adults 65 years and older reported being vaccinated against influenza during the past year in New York City, slightly behind the national average of 66%,55 highlighting the need to better promote vaccine uptake among high-risk populations. Given this reality, alternative ...
A secondary endpoint of the study was the occurrence of culture-confirmed influenza caused by viral types/subtypes antigenically similar to those contained in the respective annual vaccine formulations in association with a modified CDC-defined ILI, defined as the occurrence of a temperature > 99.0°...
Those who have missed the flu shot can still get the vaccine during an outbreak. However, the best method of prevention is to get the shot prior to the flu season. For more travel information, check the CDC National Center for Infectious Diseases Infectious Disease Information, Influenza (Flu...
The CDC ACIP recommends that “…selection of a nonadjuvanted influenza vaccine may be considered in situations in which influenza vaccine and another vaccine containing a nonaluminum adjuvant are to be administered concomitantly. However, influenza vaccination should not be delayed if a specific ...
(CDC) has supported open influenza forecasting challenges since the 2013–14 season4. This collaborative process (named FluSight) has ensured that forecasting targets are relevant to public health. Additionally, forecast data are openly available, which enables transparent evaluation of forecast ...
The vaccine prepared with this virus was assessed in a randomized Phase I clinical trial [44,45], the results of which showed that, although antibody responses indicative of immune protection were achieved by administration of the vaccine with MF59 adjuvant, this strain was not suitable for large...
By doing so, these forecasts can be more sensibly presented, interpreted and used in support of intervention and response decisions such as vaccine allocation, the distribution of anti-viral therapeutics and school closure. In the future, the real-time influenza forecasts will also be posted online...
A government-funded vaccination policy could not only ease influenza burden by improving vaccine uptake, but could also increase public trust in vaccines. Importantly, a cost-effectiveness evaluation is needed to inform decision-makers of whether to publicly fund influenza vaccination at the national an...
(H3N2) clade 3C.2a and clade 3C.3b, mismatched with the vaccine A/Texas/50/2012 (H3N2 clade 3c.1) strain [10,11]. Males were more often infected with influenza viruses than females during acute ILI phase: 47% versus 33% (p= 0.028), while vaccination status and age did not differ ...