Flu shots aren’t 100% effective, but they’re a key part of avoiding the bug or lessening the symptoms. Author: Norton Healthcare Published: November 1, 2019 | Updated: September 19, 2024 The flu shot’s effectiveness this year — or any year — is not 100%. But getting the shot...
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don’t skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.
This Year, the Flu Shot Carries a Stronger StingAleta Payne
"We've forgotten how bad the flu can be. But this year's season is a shout out that it can get really bad and it's here, so people need to get vaccinated," Fryhofer said. Weekly CDC surveyssuggestthat about 40% of children have gotten their flu vaccination this year, around the ...
During the last flu season,public health measuressuch as social distancing and masking resulted in little influenza transmission in many parts of the world. A big concern this year is what will happen with a more open society, and with fewer non-pharmacologic interventions in place. Will we see...
In June, the CDC recommended that every American over the age of 6 months receive an updatedCOVID-19shot along with theflu shotthis year. Should you get a dose of the current COVIDvaccine, or wait for the updated shots? Speaking withCNN,Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for...
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 ...
Overall, a majority of testsreportedso far this season from public health labs have been from a subtype of influenza A known as A(H1N1)pdm09, thedescendantof the swine flu virus that drove a flu pandemic in 2009. That is different from last year, when the influenza A(H3N2) virus dominat...
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 ...
Doctors and public health experts have no way of predicting how things will go in the coming months, so they are responding with an urgent message: Get a flu shot. Even if you've never gotten the vaccination before, do it this year. ...