Fragments of bird flu virus found in 1 in 5 milk samples
Apr 26, 2024
Bits of bird flu virus have been discovered in roughly 20% of retail milk samples tested in a national survey, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
Updated immunization schedule presented for adults for 2024
Jan 11, 2024
The changes include a recommendation for all adults to receive a dose of the new COVID-19 vaccine and RSV vaccination.
Flu vaccine coverage suboptimal for Medicare beneficiaries
Nov 16, 2021
The researchers found that 50.5% of beneficiaries aged 19 years or older had Medicare claims for influenza vaccination: 54% were aged 65 years or older.
COVID-19 hospitalization tied to higher death rate than the flu
Apr 11, 2023
The findings were seen among those hospitalized in the VA health system during the 2022-2023 flu season.
Electronic nudge for flu vaccination does not improve clinical outcomes
Mar 19, 2024
No significant difference was seen in hospitalization for pneumonia or influenza or in hospitalization for any cause or mortality.
Burden of neurologic diagnoses lower after COVID-19 versus flu
Mar 20, 2024
Postinfection incident neurologic diagnoses were observed in 2.79 and 4.91% of the COVID-19 and influenza cohorts, respectively.
Disease severity similar for RSV as unvaccinated COVID-19, influenza
Apr 05, 2024
The odds of invasive mechanical ventilation and death significantly increased for those with RSV versus vaccinated COVID and flu.
60 percent of Americans will delay or skip flu shot this year: survey
Oct 15, 2021
The survey, however, also revealed that 98% of those who got a flu shot last season do plan to get one again this year.
Coadministration of COVID-19, influenza vaccines seems effective
Nov 09, 2023
The researchers found that the incidence rates of emergency department or urgent care encounters and outpatient visits were slightly higher for the coadministration group versus the BNT162b2-biv-only group...
Recombinant vaccine confers more protection against influenza
Dec 14, 2023
The high-dose recombinant vaccine was more effective than the egg-based standard-dose vaccine among adults aged 50 to 64.