Infection Control Today - Flu Shots

Use of Retail Medical Clinics Grows, Flu Vaccination Drives Visits

Fast-growing retail medical clinics are attracting more older patients and delivering more preventive care, particularly flu shots and other vaccinations, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation. Researchers found that visits to retail medical clinics increased ...More

August 16, 2012

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Viruses Selected for the 2012-2013 Flu Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) met in Silver Spring, Md. on Feb. 28, 2012, to select the influenza viruses for the composition of the influenza vaccine for the 2012-2013 U.S. influenza season. ...More

July 24, 2012

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Study Dispels Concerns About Drive-Thru Flu Clinics

Critics have pointed to fainting risks and subsequent auto accidents as reasons for concern when using drive-thru influenza immunization clinics, according to Ruth Carrico, PhD, RN, FSHEA, CIC, associate professor in the division of infectious diseases at the University of ...More

July 5, 2012

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Generation X: How Young Adults Deal With Influenza

Only about 1 in 5 young adults in their late 30s received a flu shot during the 2009-2010 swine flu epidemic, according to a University of Michigan report that details the behavior and attitudes of Generation X. But about 65 percent were at least moderately concerned about ...More

January 24, 2012

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Researchers Propose New Model to Design Better Flu Shots

The flu shot, typically the first line of defense against seasonal influenza, could better treat the U.S. population, thanks to University of Pittsburgh researchers. New research that focuses on the composition and timing of the shot design was published in the ...More

December 26, 2011