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RSV vaccines would greatly reduce illness if implemented like flu shots

Written by | 5 Jan 2024

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines recently approved for people 60 and older would dramatically reduce the disease’s significant burden of illness and death in the United States if […]

Flu vaccination rate holds steady but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 persists

Written by | 21 Feb 2023

Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said in January that they had received a […]

Can the flu shot reduce your risk of stroke?

Written by | 11 Sep 2022

Getting an annual flu shot may be associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to a study published in the September 7, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the […]

No more annual flu shot? New target for universal influenza vaccine

Written by | 6 Jan 2022

Scientists at Scripps Research, University of Chicago and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a new Achilles’ heel of influenza virus, making progress in the […]

Only half of heart disease patients get a flu shot

Written by | 14 May 2021

People with heart disease are more likely to become seriously ill from the flu and other respiratory illnesses, including the coronavirus. Yet, new research finds that only half […]

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