Fluarix Lawsuit
Fluarix is a flu shot that may cause serious side effects. If you or your child suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) or a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) after...
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Afluria Lawsuit
If the flu vaccine Afluria caused you or your child to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) or a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), your may be entitled to up...
2017-2018 Flu Season Show Signs of Slowing Down
The most severe flu outbreak in the U.S. in decades is finally showing signs of slowing down, according to an update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
FluMist Nasal Flu Vaccine May Return Next Season
After 2 years off the market due to ineffectiveness, the FluMist® nasal flu vaccine is set to return to doctors’ offices next year — but will it work better than...
Hospitals Use “Surge Tents” for Record Flu Illnesses
Facing record numbers of sick flu patients, hospitals throughout the U.S. are pulling out “surge tents” to make extra room and prevent the spread of the flu to patients in...
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,...
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...
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...
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...