Showing posts with label Flu Shot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flu Shot. Show all posts
Saturday, May 10, 2014

CDC: Flu Shots Reduce Hospitalizations In The Elderly

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Photo Credit - CDC PHIL     # 8596   Although the elderly (> 65) are considered to be the most endangered by influenza infect...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Research: Low Vaccination Rates Among 2013-2014 ICU Flu Admissions

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Yearly Flu Hospitalizations by Age Cohort – CDC FluView Showing 2009-10 & 2013-14 Hitting ages 18-64 unusually hard   # 8286...
Thursday, August 22, 2013

Study: Flu Vaccine May Reduce Heart Attack Risk

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    # 7592   In a perfect world, the conclusions drawn from medical research would always be unequivocal and we would be able to a...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

CDC: Uptake Of Flu Vaccine By HCWs

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Photo Credit – CDC PHIL     # 7492     Although the effectiveness of the seasonal flu shot can vary from one year to the next ...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Lancet: `Small Increased Risk’ Of GBS From 2009 Pandemic Jab

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Photo Credit PHIL   # 7002   Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a rare, occasionally deadly, neurological disorder that gained n...
Monday, December 03, 2012

NIVW 2012

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  Credit CDC   # 6759   Regular readers of this blog know by now that I get the flu vaccine every year, and that I encourage...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Canada & Switzerland Clear Novartis Flu Vaccine For Use

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  # 6683   Last week (see Novartis Fluad And Agriflu Vaccines Suspended In Canada ), Canada joined Italy, Switzerland, and France in...
Monday, October 29, 2012

CMAJ On Mandatory Flu Shot For HCWs

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Photo Credit – CDC PHIL # 6676   In an editorial today, the CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal ) endorsed requiring HCW...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Week 41 Flu Activity & Flu Shot Finder

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    # 5918     While the 2011-2012 flu season has yet to get rolling in North America and Europe, the experiences south of the ...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

The CDC’s Expert Flu Vaccine Commentary

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    # 5869   Since the recommendations for seasonal flu vaccines have changed in recent years, and there are some new options availa...
Thursday, February 03, 2011

APIC Calls For Mandatory Flu Vaccination For HCWs

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    # 5282     APIC (the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. ) has joined the chorus of oth...