Influenza

Plant-Based Vaccine Manufacturing for Influenza, Implications for Future Vaccines

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

An emerging body of research highlights plant-based vaccine manufacturing as a potential solution to risks posed by traditional egg-based manufacturing.

How to Prepare Patients for the New Influenza Season During COVID-19 Pandemic

By

Jessica Kovalchick, RPA-C

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices encourages all Americans to receive the flu vaccine between September and October.

Overcoming Challenges to Create a Universal Influenza Vaccine

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Jasenka Piljac Žegarac, PhD

Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases are working to develop a universal influenza vaccine.

Concurrent Zoster, Flu Vaccines Tied to Lower Subsequent Flu Vaccine Uptake

Concurrent administration of influenza and zoster vaccines is associated with a reduction in receipt of the influenza vaccine the following year.

Multidose Vial Presentation of Audenz, an H5N1 Influenza Vaccine, Approved

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Brian Park, PharmD

Audenz is an inactivated cell-based influenza vaccine that contains MF59, a proprietary adjuvant.

Influenza Infection Linked to Long-Term Increased Risk for Parkinson Disease

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Amit Akirov, MD

Researchers sought to examine whether prior influenza or other infections are associated with Parkinson disease more than 10 years after infection.

Influenza Vaccine Coverage Suboptimal for Medicare Beneficiaries

Only half of Medicare beneficiaries aged 19 years and older are vaccinated for influenza, according to a study published online.

Efficacy of a Cell-Based Quadrivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (IIV4c) in Children, Adolescents

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Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

Investigators conducted a study to assess the efficacy of a cell-based quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4c) in preventing influenza virus infection in adolescents and children.

Cell Culture-Derived Influenza Vaccine Efficacious in Children

A cell culture-derived quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine is efficacious against influenza among healthy children and adolescents.

Walgreens: Flu Cases Already Increases 23% This Season

Flu activity in the United States is 23 percent higher so far this season than in 2020, sales of flu medications at Walgreens suggest.

Survey: 60% of Americans Will Delay or Skip Flu Shot This Year

Experts are warning that the upcoming flu season could be severe, but a new survey shows that 60% of Americans may delay or skip a flu shot.