Cost-utility analysis of three types of influenza vaccines in the elderly in Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND * Despite that the influenza vaccination coverage rate isrelatively high among the elderly in Canada, this age groupaccounts for 44% of 23,293 influenza cases, 68.8...
Due to the high mutation and recombination rates of the influenza virus, current clinically licensed influenza vaccines and anti-influenza drugs provide limited protection against the emerging influenza virus epidemic. Therefore, universal influenza vacc
Influenza may cause severe disease in immunosuppressed patients. Different vaccines have been proved to be efficacious to prevent influenza in tranplant recipients. Since the last five years the addition of adjuvants to improve the immune response to vaccine preparations has been proposed and evaluated...
There are two main types of influenza (flu) that affect humans, known asinfluenza A and influenza B. These two viruses areresponsible for the majority of seasonal flu epidemics that break out each year,with most cases occurring during the winter period.6 Influenza A is believed to cause more...
Worldwide, influenza leads to 3-5 million severe cases of influenza and 290,000-650,000 influenza-related respiratory deaths annually, despite the availability of current influenza vaccines. Influenza affects people of all ages, but older adults are disproportionately affected by influenza and its ...
Seasonal influenza vaccines are available yearly and are recommended to decrease the chance of contracting influenza. Vaccines against RSV and SARS-CoV2 are available and recommended to reduce the chance of severe viral pneumonia and hospitalization in those at risk. Vaccines against the measlesvirus ...
original vaccines that were developed by this approach, then more broadly at how the immune system provides protection at two sites of infection – the airways and the guts. Finally, we will look at two viral pathogens, polio and influenza, and the past, present and future of vaccines for ...
Explain how vaccines provide protection against disease. In your response, discuss the acquired immune response and explain how that is related to vaccines. What are the chemical components of the flu vaccine each year? What are the components of the yearly influenza vaccine? How is it manufacture...
A number of different viruses cause bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways), which affects children less than 1 year of age. Most commonly, it is caused by RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), but it can also be caused by influenza and other common viruses associated with upper respirat...
year. Previously, allflu vaccinesprotected against three influenza viruses: one influenza A (H3N2) virus, one influenza A (H1N1) virus, and one influenza B virus. Today, FluMist and some traditional flu shots generally cover up to four strains: two influenza A viruses and two influenza B ...