Tag: Flu
Active Choice Intervention Tied to Increase in Flu Shot Rates
Vaccination rates decrease throughout the day; with intervention, similar increase throughout day
Influenza Caused Emirates Flight to Be Briefly Quarantined at JFK
New York City health officials say passengers had influenza or other common cold viruses
AAP Updates Recommendations for Pediatric Flu Vaccination
All children age 6 months and older, including teens, advised to undergo annual immunization
Immune Cells’ Gene Expression May Predict Flu Susceptibility
Expression of KLRD1 by natural killer cells before infection associated with influenza severity
Baloxavir Superior to Placebo for Alleviating Flu Symptoms
Shorter median time to alleviation of symptoms versus placebo; similar alleviation time to oseltamivir
Education RE: Herd Immunity Can Up Readiness to Be Vaccinated
Educating adults about herd immunity can up the proportion willing to be vaccinated for influenza
Drop in Childhood Pneumococcal, Hib Deaths From 2000 to 2015
Most children who died of pneumococcus and Hib presented with pneumonia
Mucus Protects Airborne Flu Virus at All Humidities
Findings refute long-standing belief that virus degrades sooner as humidity increases
AAP Recommending Injectable Flu Shot for 2018-19 Flu Season
Children should receive injectable vaccine, which has been shown to be more consistently effective
Flu Vaccines Have High Impact, Even With Relatively Low Efficacy
High impact seen, especially when the vaccine uptake is optimally distributed across age groups
