What to Know Ahead of This Flu Season: Vaccines, Strains & Prevention
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A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that thousands of lives could have been saved during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic if convalescent plasma had been used more broadly, particularly in outpatients at high risk for severe disease and in hospitalized patients during their first few days of admission.
September usually marks the start of flu season, and with the ongoing threat of COVID-19, it鈥檚 crucial to be vigilant about your family鈥檚 health. The challenge, however, is being able to tell the difference between the flu, the common cold, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19, since all have similar symptoms.
In a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health, University of Georgia researchers found that natural immunity from previous flu infections has a significant impact on how well future influenza vaccinations work.
If it鈥檚 autumn, then it must be influenza season, which means it鈥檚 time to consider flu shots for your family.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics, and Infectious Diseases Society of America recommend that everyone approved to receive a flu shot get one鈥攊ncluding children ages 6 months and older.
While colds and flu are detected year round in the U.S., the prevalence of both tends to increase in the fall and winter. Add in COVID-19, and you鈥檒l see a lot of overlap. A Hackensack Meridian Health expert shares what you need to know to be ready for the season.
Back to school, cooler weather, a whiff of pumpkin spice in the air. Yes, it鈥檚 flu shot time.
A new study by a broad team of researchers at Iowa State University鈥檚 College of Veterinary Medicine helps explain why dairy cows infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza are shedding the virus in their milk. Their findings could help develop biosecurity measures aimed at slowing the spread of the illness.
To date, nine medical device developers participating in the RADx庐 Tech Independent Test Assessment Program have received emergency use authorization for at-home and point-of care test products that simultaneously detect COVID-19 and flu A/B.
Although the current avian influenza outbreak began more than two years ago, detections have been made in recent weeks in cattle, cats and large commercial poultry flocks across the country and in Michigan.
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Influenza A viruses with induced resistance to a new candidate antiviral drug were found to be impaired in cell culture and weakened in animals, according to a study by researchers in the Center for Translational Antiviral Research at Georgia State University.
Coping with the challenges of parenting can be particularly stressful for those concerned about the flu, COVID-19, or RSV.
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