Vaccine effectiveness “might be similar in the Northern Hemisphere” if similar flu viruses circulate, according to the federal health agency. Who Should Take the Flu Vaccine? Is it safe for babies, pregnant people, and elderly people to get the flu vaccine? How well the vaccine works in Sou...
Flu vaccination typically reduces the risk of flu illness by between 40% and 60% during seasons when the flu viruses are well-matched to the flu vaccine. But if you are infected with the virus, the vaccine reduces your chances of getting the flu and passing it on to others, and lessens ...
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The article discusses the findings of the clinical study titled "Effectiveness of Influenza vaccine in the community-dwelling elderly" that was conducted in the U.S. According to the author, most case control and cohor...
BACKGROUND: The benefits and efficacy of the influenza vaccine have been controversial and have had mixed reviews in the recent literature. Immunosuppressed patients and those receiving chemotherapy are particularly at risk for infectious complications and are therefore given high priority to receiving prop...
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Most illnesses this winter have been caused by a nasty kind of flu called Type A H3N2. The vaccine was only 25 percent effective against that type. It was more effective against influenza B and an H1N1 strain, but those viruses were less prevalent this year. ...
Myth 2: The flu vaccine can give me the flu Fact: The injected flu vaccine contains an inactivated virus that cannot give you influenza. If you feel achy or slightly feverish, it is a normal reaction of the immune system to the vaccine, and generally lasts only a day or two. ...
The flu is one of the most widely spread infectious diseases, which continues to be a serious medical and socio- economic problem. Annually, 5-15% of the world's population gets infected with flu and develops upper respiratory tract infections. Flu vaccine coverage among the Bulgarian population...
Every fall we are inundated by advertisements for the flu vaccine. It’s available for around $15 at pharmacies, clinics, doctor’s offices and schools. There are a lot of questions concerning the flu vaccine however: Is it safe? Does it work? Who shou