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Vaccine Given with Microneedle Patches Proves Effective

Flu vaccine delivered through skin patches containing microneedles has proven just as effective at preventing influenza in mice as intramuscular, hypodermic flu immunization. A team of researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology believes the new ...More

April 28, 2009

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Chicago Flu Outbreak Proves It's Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated

So far, this has been a mild flu season in the Chicago area but beware – the area is not completely out of the woods yet. A Catholic school on Chicago's Southwest Side discovered that when more than 200 of its 700 students plus several teachers called in sick because ...More

February 17, 2009

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Study Shows Workplace Benefits of Influenza Vaccination

Workers age 50-64 who received influenza vaccine lost substantially fewer days of work and worked fewer days while ill, according to a new study in the Feb. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Given the concerns about antiviral drug resistance ...More

January 13, 2009

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Mid-Season Influenza Immunization Rates are Too Low

A new survey of approximately 4,000 American adults reveals that fewer than one-third (29.6 percent) have been vaccinated against the flu this season. The survey is the first of its kind to measure self-reported influenza vaccination rates during a current flu season. "This ...More

December 12, 2008

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Survey Reveals Nearly Half of Adults Won’t Get a Flu Shot

YONKERS, N.Y. – According to a new survey from Consumer Reports Health, just 52 percent of Americans plan to get the flu vaccine this year, despite its being the best option for prevention. The Consumer Reports Health survey uncovered a long list of poor excuses ...More

November 10, 2008

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Flu Shot Protects Kids Even During Years with a Bad Vaccine Match

Children who receive all recommended flu vaccine appear to be less likely to catch the respiratory virus that the CDC estimates hospitalizes 20,000 children every year.This is according to new research published in Pediatrics by the University of Rochester Medical Center. ...More

November 3, 2008

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University of Minnesota Gives 11,538 Flu Shots, Shattering Guinness World Record for Most Flu Shots in a Single Day

MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities shattered the Guinness World Record for the most flu shots given in a single day today (Tuesday, Oct. 28) by dispensing 11,538 flu vaccines, according to early reports. The official number will be ...More

October 29, 2008

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Flu Vaccine Not Associated With Reduced Hospitalizations or Outpatient Visits Among Young Children

Use of the influenza vaccine was not associated with preventing hospitalizations or reducing physician visits for the flu in children age 5 and younger during two recent seasons, perhaps because the strains of virus in the vaccine did not match circulating strains, ...More

October 7, 2008

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Prevent the Spread of Influenza by Getting Vaccinated

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Lung Association is making it a little easier for people to get their flu shot this season with the availability of its 2008-2009 Flu Clinic Locator. The largest online directory of public influenza vaccination clinics is now available at ...More

September 25, 2008

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Maxim Health Systems to Provide 25,000 Flu Shot Clinics Nationwide

COLUMBIA, Md. -- Maxim Health Systems announces that it will launch its annual influenza vaccination program. Starting on Oct. 1, 2008, Maxim will begin providing flu shots nationwide through more than 25,000 public clinics. The company's Web ...More

September 5, 2008

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