Hilary Brueck
Did you get a flu shot this year?For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US isrecommending that all children ages 6 months through 18 years receive the fluvaccine. Vaccines battle diseases causedby bacteria and viruses. A weakened form of the germ is ...
DID you get a flu shot this year? For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US is recommending that all children aged from 6 months to 18 years receive the flu vaccine. Vaccines battle diseases caused by bacteria and viruses. A weakened form of the germ ...
The CDC advises a flu vaccine by the end of October but says they can be given any time during flu season. It takes about two weeks for protection to set in. The U.S. expects 173 million to 183 million doses this year. And yes, you can get a flu shot and an updated COVID-19...
Every year, the CDC tests hundreds of samples collected from Americans with the flu, in an effort to track if the virus could be evading the current season's vaccines. The CDCreportedon Friday that most of the viruses tested so far this season are similar to the strains that werepicked ou...
Last year's flu season was unusually mild due to COVID-19 lockdowns and other public health measures that reduced transmission. But with fewer public health measures in place this year, infectious disease experts say more people could get the flu, increasing their risk of severe illness should...
Did you get a flu shot this year?For the first time,the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US is recommending that all children aged from 6 months to 18 years receive the flu vaccine. Vaccines battle diseases caused by bacteria and viruses.A weakened form of the germ (病菌...
DID you get a flu shot this year?For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US is recommending that all children aged from 6 months to 18 years receive the flu vaccine. Vaccines battle diseases caused by bacteria and viruses.A weakened form of the germ (微...
Flu shots aren’t 100% effective, but they’re a key part of avoiding the bug or lessening the symptoms.
(HealthDay)—Lots of people came down with influenza last year despite getting a flu shot—and researchers can't promise this season's vaccine will be any more effective.