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WHO announces 2022-2023 influenza season vaccine composition for the northern hemisphere

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2022-2023 influenza season in the northern hemisphere. The...

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Flu vaccines: 60 million doses being shipped, according to Seqirus

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Seqirus announced today that it has begun to ship its portfolio of innovative seasonal influenza vaccines across the U.S. in preparation for the 2021/22 influenza...

Research shows 1-in-15 hesitant about routine childhood vaccines and almost 1-in-4 hesitant about influenza vaccines

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A national study measuring parental attitudes toward vaccinations found 6.1% were hesitant about routine childhood immunizations while nearly 26% were hesitant about the influenza vaccine. “Our...

Novavax Announces Positive Phase 2 NanoFlu Results in Older Adults

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Novavax, Inc. announced recently of top-line results of its Phase 2 clinical trial of NanoFlu™. The trial compared the safety and immune responses of various quadrivalent formulations of NanoFlu, with...

Flu shots for children: Four in 10 parents base their decisions on what they read and hear

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Parents who decline to get their child vaccinated against the flu may be exposed to a limited range of information, a new national poll suggests. And depending on which sources parents turn to the most,...

Flu vaccines: Recommended composition for use in the 2019 southern hemisphere influenza season

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The World Health Organization (WHO) their report this week, Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2019 southern hemisphere influenza season  and here is a summary of the...

Flu shots: Repeated influenza vaccination helps prevent severe flu in older adults

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Repeated vaccination for influenza in older adults reduced the severity of the virus and reduced hospital admissions, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) A team...

Only 40 percent of Americans have received flu shot

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With flu activity on the rise in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expressed concern over the low numbers of people who have been vaccinated to date. As of early November, only...

St. Jude Children’s research: Obese mice are not protected against influenza infections

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A study led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that obese mice are not protected against influenza infections by vaccines that include adjuvants, raising concerns about vaccine effectiveness...

Vaccine strategy induces antibodies that can target multiple influenza viruses

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Data may help guide development of a universal flu vaccine Scientists have identified three types of vaccine-induced antibodies that can neutralize diverse strains of influenza virus that infect humans....