With flu season fast approaching, health experts have emphasized that this year, more than ever, it’s important to get vaccinated for the flu. There are many vaccine options to choose from this season. But with the threat of a second wave of COVID-19 occurring at the same time as flu season, many wonder whether the […]
Pharmacist vaccination starting in the autumn against influenza
Since March 2020, the model projects for the flu vaccination in pharmacies are permitted. Since then, negotiations in different regions. In North Rhine, it became the fastest-agree: just in Time for the start of the flu season in the autumn of of pharmacists can vaccinate, in North Rhine patients against the flu. The pharmacists Association […]
New York boy, 11, dies from flu: 'We don’t want Luca to become just a statistic'
Doctors urge patients to get their flu shots now The flu season normally starts towards the end of the fall, but seasonal influenza is reportedly starting much earlier this year. Fox News’ Dr. Manny Alvarez sits down with a Harvard Medical School doctor to discuss everything you need to know about this year’s flu season. […]
Why your first battle with flu matters most
How successfully a person can fend off the flu depends not only on the virus’ notorious ability to change with the season, but also on the strain first encountered during childhood, according to new research published in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens. The findings offer an explanation for why some patients fare much worse than […]
Pregnant women and those with chronic diseases should get a flu shot now
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting a continued increase in influenza activity for the week ending Nov. 30, there is still time to get a flu shot. The vaccine is especially important for at-risk populations, says a Purdue University public health expert. The flu shot is safe for at-risk populations such […]
Vitamin D warning: Symptoms of flu could actually signal too much ‘sunshine vitamin’
Vitamin D is created by the body from direct sunlight on the skin when outdoors, so people must make sure they get enough exposure to the sun to top up the vitamin. Certain groups are at risk of running a vitamin D deficiency, however, which can cause a number of bodily changes. It is well […]
Researchers Are Paying Volunteers $3,300 to Get Infected with the Flu Virus
Looking for a reason to take a sick day (or a way to make some extra cash)? Scientists are currently searching for healthy volunteers who are willing to be infected with the flu virus to see how it affects the body. Volunteers will be compensated up to $3,300. Led by the National Institute of Allergy […]
If You Have an Egg Allergy, Can You Still Get a Flu Shot?
It's officially flu season, and you know what that means: It's also flu shot myth season. While every single person should be getting a flu shot every single year (unless you're medically unable to, because of age, allergies, or other medical exemptions), flu myths still scare lots of people off from getting the jab. (Quick FYI: […]
Flu jab 2019: How to get flu jab for FREE? How much does the Flu Jab cost for 2019?
Flu circulates every winter, and tends to peak around December and January. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends which type of flu virus strains to include in the flu vaccine every year. Read on to find out more about the costs of the flu vaccine. Read on to find out more about the cost of […]
Kids are more vulnerable to the flu – here’s what to look out for this winter
A ten-year-old Perth boy is the latest Australian child to die from suspected influenza so far this year. This follows the deaths of three Victorian children, and a teenager in South Australia. Influenza-associated deaths in childhood are uncommon. Despite this, influenza is the most common cause of vaccine-preventable death – more common than meningococcal disease […]