In the United States, annual vaccination against seasonal influenza is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months. [1] During each influenza season since 2004–05, CDC has estimated the effectiveness ...

The influenza vaccine for the 2016-2017 season was 42% effective in preventing an infection from any A or B virus in people of all ages, down from a preliminary estimate of 48% in February, the ...

Among patients hospitalized with severe influenza, those with A(H1N1) have more high-risk clinical indicators vs those with other subtypes.

Undoubtedly the COVID-19 pandemic caused people to be extra vigilant about their health and germs, which in a way, led to many people not getting sick. Great, right? Well, the cold and flu we avoided ...

Background. Influenza vaccine effectiveness was low in 2017–2018, yet circulating influenza A(H3N2) viruses were antigenically similar to cell-grown vaccine strains. Notably, most influenza vaccines ...

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 ...

An illustrious researcher in the field of infectious disease epidemiology was the guest speaker at the inaugural Clinical and Translational Science Institute 2017 Seminar Series on Feb. 10 in Farber ...

With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less ...