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Flu and Covid vaccines: Three articles of advice and information

Mon, 2024-09-09 10:54 — mike kraft
Older adults 65+ should get flu shots earlier in the season. Here’s why they also need stronger vaccines Two flu vaccines are FDA-approved exclusively for people 65 and older, who are at higher risk of severe infection. Lindsey Leake Fortune
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Analysis: H5 influenza vaccines --What needs to be done to reduce the risk of a pandemic

Fri, 2024-09-06 09:45 — mike kraft
H5 influenza vaccines: What needs to be done to reduce the risk of a pandemic As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms with outbreaks across species and continents including the U.S., three international vaccine and public health experts say it is time to fully resource and ... Science X Medical Xpress

As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms with outbreaks across species and continents including the U.S., three international vaccine and public health experts say it is time to fully resource and support a robust strategy to address this and future potential pandemic influenza threats, including to consider voluntary vaccination for those now at exposure risk.

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How to Time COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots This Fall

Fri, 2024-08-23 10:03 — mike kraft

 

New COVID Shots Are Here. How to Time Your COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots This Fall COVID, flu, and RSV vaccines are here. Learn if you're eligible and how to time them for the best protection. Fran Kritz Verywell Health

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Here’s what to know about each vaccine type:

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U.S. CDC releases autumn 2024 COVID and flu vaccination recomendations

Fri, 2024-06-28 09:03 — mike kraft

CDC Recommends Updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines for Fall/Winter Virus Season | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC

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The COVID summer wave is here; What alarms doctors the most

Tue, 2024-06-25 11:25 — mike kraft
The Covid summer wave is here Infections are most likely rising in at least 39 states, driven in part by a trio of new variants. NBC News

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Several variants are likely to be contributing to the nationwide trend, said Dr. Dan Barouch, director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

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US. has uptick in COVID-19 cases, low flu activity--CDC data

Mon, 2024-06-24 09:42 — mike kraft
CDC data show uptick in COVID-19 cases, low flu activity COVID test positivity, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths are are on the rise, but remain at low levels. CIDRAP
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Drug-resistant "dual mutant" flu strains, first detected in Hong Kong, now being tracked in U.S.

Thu, 2024-06-13 09:52 — mike kraft
Drug-resistant "dual mutant" flu strains now being tracked in U.S., CDC says The two genetic changes to H1N1 could cut the effectiveness of the main flu antiviral doctors turn to. CBS News
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Opinion: The U.S. Needs A Better Testing Playbook For Future Public Health Emergencies

Thu, 2024-06-06 17:47 — mike kraft
The United States Needs A Better Testing Playbook For Future Public Health Emergencies The absence of a comprehensive national playbook for developing and deploying testing has hindered the United States’ ability to rapidly suppress recent biological emergencies (for example, the COVID-19 pandemic and outbreaks of mpox). We describe here the Testing Playbook for Biological Emergencies, a national testing playbook we developed. It includes a set of decisions and actions for US officials to take at specific times during infectious disease emergencies to implement testing rapidly and to ensure that available testing meets clinical and public health needs.
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Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu

Thu, 2024-06-06 11:41 — mike kraft
Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu Experts say both are at ‘critical point’ of escalation and that people should ensure they are up to date with vaccinations The Guardian
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New International Regulations to Protect Against Pandemics Finally Approved at WHO Assembly

Mon, 2024-06-03 09:36 — mike kraft
'The World Has Won': New International Regulations To Protect Against Pandemics Finally Approved - Health Policy Watch After two years of intensive negotiations – including long nights this week – the World Health Assembly (WHA) finally passed amendments to the International Health Policy Watch
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