Flu Shots

  • Flu Expert: Southeast Should Be on Guard Because of Continued H1N1 Flu Spread This Spring
    The continued spread of H1N1 influenza virus this spring is cause to pay heed to upper-respiratory maladies such as congestion, runny nose and cough, says David Kimberlin, MD, an influenza specialist who co-directs the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of ...More
    April 5, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Vaccinating Children for Flu May Help Prevent Transmission, Protect Those Who are Not Vaccinated
    Immunizing children and adolescents with inactivated influenza vaccine resulted in reduced rates of influenza in their community compared to a similar community in which children did not receive the vaccine, suggesting that vaccinating children may help prevent transmission ...More
    March 9, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Study Shows that Johns Hopkins Flu Vaccination Rates Twice National Average
    A campaign that makes seasonal flu vaccinations for hospital staff free, convenient, ubiquitous and hard to ignore succeeds fairly well in moving care providers closer to a state of "herd" immunity and protecting patients from possible infection transmitted by healthcare ...More
    February 12, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Parental Concerns Hinder National H1N1 Immunization Efforts
    Ask any health professional who cares for children and they will tell you: When H1N1 flu hits, it can be very severe. In the last four months of 2009, nearly 240 children died in the United States from H1N1 flu—more than three times as many child deaths as in a ...More
    February 9, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Bacteria Wouldn't Opt for an H1N1 Flu Shot
    New research from Tel Aviv University bacteria expert Eshel Ben-Jacob of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, grounded in the study of bacteria, presents compelling evidence to suggest there may be good reasons why most people should not ...More
    December 16, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Availability of Flu Vaccine No Guarantee Public Will Want It
    Just because a vaccine is available doesn't mean people will choose to be inoculated, according to new University of Toronto research published amid widespread public confusion around the merit of H1N1 flu shots. The research – which looked at acceptability of ...More
    November 30, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Have Egg Allergy? You May Still Be Candidate for Flu Vaccines, Says Allergist
    As flu season got underway this fall, Dr. Catherine Monteleone, an allergist, noticed that her office started to receive an unusually high number of calls from people with egg allergy. They previously had avoided flu vaccines because of their sensitivity to eggs. This year, ...More
    November 18, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots
    With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers – Advil, Tylenol, aspirin – at the time of injection may blunt the effect of the shot and have a negative effect on ...More
    November 3, 2009
    Posted in News
  • As Education and Income Rise, Concern About Flu Declines
    Are Americans concerned about swine flu? About one-third say they are, one-third say they're not, and one-third say, well, maybe a little. Concern is greater among people with lower incomes and less education."It appears that people with more education believe that steps ...More
    October 23, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Flu Shots Not to Be Sneezed At
    Two in five at-risk American adults who would benefit from vaccination against seasonal flu are missing out on the protective shots because they believe they do not need them and are not inclined to be vaccinated. And among those who say they do intend to take up the ...More
    October 22, 2009
    Posted in News
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