• All persons older than six months without a contraindication should receive annual influenza vaccination. There is no recommendation for a specific vaccine in persons for whom more than one licensed ...

Influenza vaccine coverage increased 7.4% from 2017-2018 to 2019-2020, then fell 12.9% from 2019-2020 to 2022-2023 in this Bronx pediatric cohort. Age-stratified declines were greatest in older ...

A multinational study that analyzed data from 47 countries over 15 years shows a worldwide increase in annual deaths caused by seasonal influenza-related respiratory illnesses. Published in The Lancet ...

There are three types of influenza viruses affect people, called Type A, Type B and Type C, leading to the complication of ‘flu’. The virus is typically spread through the air from coughs or sneezes.

People with asthma are likely to have worse symptoms when they get the flu because they have weaker immune systems, new Southampton research has shown.. A study led by Dr Ben Nicholas, of the ...

The number of prescriptions for Tamiflu (oseltamivir), an antiviral used against influenza A and B, has been surging in January and February, according to data assembled by GoodRx from pharmacies and ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In terms of diagnosed flu cases, the 2022-23 flu season has started off worse than any other during the past decade – and it's not even close. That includes the 2017-2018 flu ...

• LAIV is not recommended this season because of its low effectiveness in recent years. • Patients at risk of complications from influenza include persons 65 years and older, children younger than ...