How can the immunogenicity and effectiveness of flu vaccines be improved in older adults? Several strategies are available, one being the addition of an adjuvant. For example, the MF59-adjuvanted vaccine has shown superior immunogenicity. However, “we do not have data from controlled and randomized clinical trials showing superior clinical effectiveness versus the standard dose,” Professor Odile Launay,...
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This season’s flu vaccine cuts risk of hospitalization by almost 35%, finds report
October 3, 2024 The Southern Hemisphere’s flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year’s flu shot was 34.5% effective in keeping folks there who got influenza from needing hospital care. Most (68.3%) of those sent to hospital had the A(H3N2) strain of flu, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for...
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Cohort study sheds light on why the flu vaccine is less effective in older people
September 30, 2024 by Nicole Silbermann, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres So-called high-dose flu vaccines are available for older people. The reason: their immune system does not always respond sufficiently well to the standard flu vaccines. Why this is the case and the molecular processes behind it are not yet understood. However, in their...
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FDA approves first flu vaccine that can be self-administered at home
September 20, 2024 by Ernie Mundell The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor’s office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the first influenza vaccine that can be self-administered at home. It’s a “new option for receiving a safe...
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FDA says getting Covid shot on same day as certain flu vaccines may raise risk of strokes in elderly people – while children aged 2-5 slightly more likely to suffer seizures after a coronavirus vaccine
Two analyses by FDA flagged possible health concerns about the Covid shotsBut agency stresses links are not definitive and even if they are – risks are tinyREAD MORE: Vaccinated kids are infectious for same duration as non-vaccinatedBy CONNOR BOYD HEALTH AND SCIENCE EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and CASSIDY MORRISON SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 07:47...
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Getting a flu vaccine lowers your risk of a STROKE years later, study shows
By CASSIDY MORRISON SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 13:40 EDT, 4 November 2022 | UPDATED: 14:05 EDT, 4 November 2022 Getting a flu shot might be more important than ever — a study indicates it also lowers the risk of a stroke years later. Researchers say health officials should push harder for everyone to get routine influenza vaccines rather...
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Flu vaccine lowers risk of stroke
by University of Calgary Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Calgary say the flu vaccine lowers the risk of stroke among adults even if they are not at high risk for stroke. Investigators evaluated the health records of over four million Albertans over a nine-year period. The results indicate vaccination against influenza...
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Trial of potential universal flu vaccine opens at NIH Clinical Center
NIH/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES IMAGE: VOLUNTEER IN TRIAL OF CANDIDATE UNIVERSAL FLU VACCINE BPL-1357 RECEIVES AN INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION. CREDIT: NIAID A Phase 1 clinical trial of a novel influenza vaccine has begun inoculating healthy adult volunteers at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The placebo-controlled trial will test...
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It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots
by Lauran Neergaard In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, file photo, a patient receives an influenza vaccine in Mesquite, Texas. Amid all the focus on COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. health experts have another plea: Don’t skip your flu shot. With U.S. schools and businesses reopened, international travel resuming and far less masking this fall, flu is...
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Ingredients in flu vaccine won’t hurt you – two pharmacists explain why
Misunderstandings about flu vaccines have existed for decades, leading to vaccine mistrust and lower-than-ideal vaccination rates. Now that a coronavirus vaccine appears to be close, experts are concerned that the lack of trust and understanding about flu vaccines could translate into lower-than-optimal coronavirus vaccination rates. In fact, recent surveys suggest that many Americans would not get vaccinated...
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