We get it: shots aren’t fun, but it is important to protect yourself — and other around you. Flu spreads across the U.S. every year, generally between October and May. It can affect anyone, but it’s especially dangerous for infants, young kids, the elderly, and people with certain...
Flu shots prevent deaths, especially when repeated annuallyPresents an abstract of the study `Reduction in mortality associated with influenza vaccine during the 1989-90 epidemic,' by A'E....
Pharmacists recommend an annual flu vaccine to protect patients against influenza-related morbidity and mortality, but do we follow our own advice? Influenza causes thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations annually in the United States. Pharmacists recommend an annual flu ...
While regular revaccinations may be needed, perhaps similar to annual flu shots, the threat of widespread transmission will be gone. A transition to a form of normalcy. A second (and likely, earlier) end point will occur when almost all aspects of social and economic life can resume without...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - With this year's COVID-19 vaccine now available and flu shots out there as well, there are understandable questions. Such as do I need them, can I get both at the same time and what about other immunizations?
While regular revaccinations may be needed, perhaps similar to annual flu shots, the threat of widespread transmission will be gone. A transition to a form of normalcy. A second (and likely, earlier) end point will occur when almost all aspects of social and economic life can resume without...
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I have been wonkingNovavaxsince the early weeks of vaccine development. The first publicized graph of efficacy jumped out at me: Novavax, a more traditional protein-based vaccine (like the flu shots you probably get) outperformed the mRNA vaccines in early trials by more than a squeak, speci...
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Then, if these vaccines are so very effective, why do we need their never ending boosters? Something really doesn't add up in this spin. Of course the authorities are quick to use the excuse that the virus is new, that the situation is rapidly changing, that they simply don't know wha...