Texas is Suffering Worst Flu Season in Decades
Texas is suffering through its worst flu outbreak in decades, according to a recent study of illnesses and deaths. Flu season runs from about September through May. In most years,...
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Parents Must Act Now to Meet Vaccine Requirements
School vaccine requirements are changing, and in some states, parents need to start thinking about what vaccines their children will need before they start school in August. For example, starting...
We’re Missing Out on a Better Flu Shot
Australia had an extremely bad flu season over the last few months, and experts believe it was probably because of mutations in the influenza virus (H3N2) that was used in...
Michigan Offers Hepatitis A Vaccine As Outbreak Continues
Health officials in Michigan are offering free vaccinations against Hepatitis A after outbreaks sickened more than 600 people, including at least 20 people who died and many more who were...
H3N2 Flu Shot Only 10% Effective This Year
Experts are predicting a severe flu season in the U.S. this year after finding that the flu shot was only 10% effective at preventing influenza A (H3N2) in Australia, resulting...
Dengue Vaccine Could Worsen Disease in Some People
Sanofi is warning that their new vaccine against dengue fever should only be given to people who have already been infected with the dengue virus due to safety concerns. For...
Diabetes and The Flu: A Dangerous Combination
Influenza (“the flu”) is a highly contagious disease that is caused by a virus. The flu spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes and another person breathes the virus...
How Effective Are Flu Vaccines?
November 7, 2017 — The flu vaccine was only 48% effective during the 2015-2016 winter flu season, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The...
Measles Vaccines Prevented 20 Million Deaths Since 2000
November 2, 2017 — Vaccine programs have dramatically reduced the number of deaths from measles worldwide since 2000, according to a new study. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that...
Study Explains Poor Effectiveness of Flu Shots
November 1, 2017 — A new study has found explanation for the notoriously low effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine. The problem is that vaccines against the flu (influenza) are...