Influenza

 
Respiratory Virus Vaccines: AAFP Board Chair on Patient Eligibility, How to Combat Misinformation this Season
July 19, 2024

Encouraging patients to reach out with questions may lead more to roll up their sleeves this season, Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, told Patient Care.

Intranasal Flu Vaccine Coadministered with High-Dose Shot More Effective in Older Adults than Shot Alone
July 15, 2024

The investigational live intranasal vaccine was safe and well-tolerated when given concomitantly with Fluzone HD and the combination outperformed the latter given by itself.

Respiratory Virus Vaccine Update: AAFP Board Chair Details ACIP 2024-25 Recommendations
July 12, 2024

Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, discusses the ACIP's updated recommendations for immunization against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

CDC Updates COVID-19, Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season
June 28, 2024

Individuals 6 months and older should receive updated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season, the agency recommended.

FDA Grants EUA for OTC Triple Test for COVID-19, Influenza A & B: Daily Dose
June 12, 2024

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FDA Grants EUA for OTC Triple Test for COVID-19, Flu A & B
June 03, 2024

The over-the-counter antigen test, for use at home or at point of care, discriminates between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A and B in 15 minutes.

RSV Disease Severity Comparable to Unvaccinated COVID-19, Flu: Daily Dose
April 18, 2024

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RSV Disease Severity Comparable to Unvaccinated COVID-19, Influenza: New Research
April 11, 2024

In adults hospitalized with RSV, odds of severe outcomes, including death, were much higher than for those admitted for, but vaccinated against, COVID-19, flu.

Influenza Vaccine Education in Emergency Departments Improves Uptake, According to New Study
March 29, 2024

Investigators found vaccine uptake of 41% among unvaccinated individuals who were part of a messaging intervention in the emergency department.

Self-Administered Flu Vaccine May be “Powerful Tool” in Immunization Efforts, Says Expert
March 26, 2024

Ravi Jhaveri, MD, provides an overview of AstraZeneca's FluMist Quadrivalent vaccine and discusses why it could help increase vaccination rates.