Influenza Vaccination Rate Expected to Reach All-Time High for 2020-2021 Season
Two-thirds of adults in the United States have received or intend to receive an influenza vaccination this flu season.
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Plant-Based Vaccine Manufacturing for Influenza, Implications for Future Vaccines
An emerging body of research highlights plant-based vaccine manufacturing as a potential solution to risks posed by traditional egg-based manufacturing.
Increasing Age, Immunosuppression Associated With Less Protection By Influenza Vaccine
Study authors evaluated influenza-vaccinated patients hospitalized with an influenza-like illness to identify characteristics associated with being at increased risk for hospitalization with influenza.
Coping With the “Long-Haul” of COVID-19: More Research, Treatments Needed
Patients with “long COVID” have described a wide array of ongoing, unpredictable impairments in physical, cognitive, emotional, and occupational functioning.
Nosocomial Influenza Outbreak Investigation Informed by Genomic Analyses
Investigators used precision surveillance by combining genomic sequencing and conventional surveillance to delineate a nosocomial viral outbreak; they believe the findings of their study are applicable to a range of respiratory pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2.
Peramivir Injection Approval Expanded to Include Younger Patients With Influenza
In the peramivir arm, the median time to alleviation of combined influenza symptoms was 79 hours compared with 100 hours in the oseltamivir arm.
Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to More Influenza Hospitalizations
There may be increased hospitalization risk from influenza infection in patients with obstructive sleep apnea who do not use continuous positive airway pressure.
Both Trivalent aIIV3 or Trivalent HD-IIV3 Safe to Use in Older Adults
Both trivalent adjuvanted inactivated influenza vaccine or the trivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine is safe to use in older adults.
Higher Mortality Seen in Younger Patients With COVID-19 vs Influenza
Mortality is higher in younger patients with COVID-19 compared with younger patients with influenza.
Neutrophilic Inflammation, Immunothrombosis May Distinguish Severe COVID-19 From Influenza
Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with immunothrombotic, neutrophil-containing vessel occlusions in the lung.
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